Maybe I'm doing better then I think...

This was initially titled "Been a few..." but changed to the current so please read on...

Okay, so it's been a few days since I posted.  I've been tired at night and actually crawling into bed when I'm tired not after I post or catch up on the news...probably better for me. 

It was a good weekend as I was able to spend time with Felicia and the boys.  It was the start of the Baseball season...well sign-ups and I was also able to get my longest run of the year in during the drizzle/rain of Sunday and although it caused me to remove my glasses due to fogging and rain drops it felt really good to get out and run in the weather, probably because it was closer to 50 degrees vs. the 30 degrees it's been on the most recent runs.  Although today I bailed out of my planned run and moved it to tomorrow I did go and ride the bike. 

I'm really PROUD of Felicia because she ran 6 miles this weekend.  It was her longest ever and right on track with the "Broad Street" training program.  She is doing great with the program and her drive to make sure she completes the training and her other days of working out/cross training.  I don't know how but she ran it on the treadmill and I know there is no way I could do that but with the cold weather outside she struggles with her breathing.  I guess it's good I have boredom issues on the treadmill...it allows us to run together ;-)

It's coming up on the end of January and I'm really not sure how well I'm doing in my goal to become a better husband, a better father, and a healthier person.  I know I'm covering the last one as I'm exercising more and building my mileage and endurance for the runs later this year.  I just don't know how well I'm doing on the other two (much more important) goals.  I think I'm listening better and spending more time with everyone but it's really hard to judge that on my own.  I'm going to have to ask Felicia to give me a grade at the end of the month to let me know what needs lots of work and what needs just a little work.  I think more will need lots but I also believe it's moving in the correct direction for where I want to be as a husband and father.

Well, when I started this Jack came in and asked me what I was doing; I told him I was writing a blog and showed him what it was about and told him he could read it from the beginning so he would understand what I felt I needed to do for him, his brother, and his mom.  He said "okay" and went to take a shower.  Felicia and I tucked him and Thomas into bed and I came back into the office to finish this post and now I'm in tears because Jack just came in (sneaked up on me) and said...

"Daddy, you know how you're writing a bog about becoming a better father, well I don't think you need to do that because you're already the best at that and I don't think there is anything you could do to be a better dad..."