Look what I found on the back of an old power bill: Simply the best stream of consciousness that your therapist warned you not to read.
Best motivational quote:
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, make them.”
George Bernard Shaw,
Mrs. Warren’s Profession, 1893
Best stock phrase from my wife to our kids:
Be a part of the solution and not the problem.
First runner-up: Drinking from the jug will give you worms.
Best purchase I ever made:
The iTouch (The productivity apps combined with a great music and video experience have made it indispensable.)
Best book that has impacted me the most: “First Things First” by Stephen Covey.
Best thing I’ve ever done as a dad:
Be there. At night when they’re in bed. At important events and at the crossroads.
One other thing: When they’re talking to you, put the phone away, shut the remote off and yank the earbuds out.
Best marital advice: Don’t ever have an in-depth conversation through the bathroom door.
First runner-up: Don’t ask them how much they spent at the store without body armor.
And then there’s this one: Spend time each day connecting with your spouse. And I don’t mean Twister.
Best way to know she’s not interested in romance: The barbed wire, razer blades and burlap surrounding her while she’s asleep.
When I can expect my boys’ hearing to go out: Anytime near bedtime or when the dishes need to be done.
Biggest lie that dads tell their sons: You will never be tougher than me.
Honorable mention: This will hurt me more than it will hurt you.
Best tax decision ever: Include my wife’s first-grade class as my dependents. (If somebody from the IRS is reading this, I will deny everything.)
Most important thing I have failed to teach my boys: There’s no redeeming value to putting the entire sandwich in your mouth in one bite.
Best financial success tip that’s worked for us:
Make a budget, pay yourself and pay tithing (or whatever offering system is used by your church)
Best defense against common cold:
Airborne and washing your hands. Scoff if you want to, but I laugh at runny noses.
Now my tubercolosis is a different story.
Longest consecutive days with significant exercising: 21 and counting.
Best invention for family trips:
Portable DVD players. Other ideas include nighttime sleep medicine and duct tape. OK, not really. But a dad can dream, can’t he?
CD currently in the car stereo: “Endless Summer” from the Beach Boys.
The best way to make concentrated juice: Follow the directions on the can. Diluters will be prosecuted.
Best game show ever: Jeopardy.
Best thing that will be said at my funeral:
He could make kids laugh, and his singing could make them cry.
One other thing: He managed to get through life without an iPad.
Mike Henneke is the Sunday Editor.
His blog can be found at mikehenneke.mvourtown.com

Look what I found on the back of an old power bill: Simply the best stream of consciousness that your therapist warned you not to read.

Best motivational quote:

“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, make them.”

George Bernard Shaw,

Mrs. Warren’s Profession, 1893

Best stock phrase from my wife to our kids: Be a part of the solution and not the problem.

First runner-up: Drinking from the jug will give you worms.

Best purchase I ever made: The iTouch (The productivity apps combined with a great music and video experience have made it indispensable.)

Best book that has impacted me the most: “First Things First” by Stephen Covey.

Best thing I’ve ever done as a dad: Be there. At night when they’re in bed. At important events and at the crossroads.

One other thing: When they’re talking to you, put the phone away, shut the remote off and yank the earbuds out.

Best marital advice: Don’t ever have an in-depth conversation through the bathroom door.

First runner-up: Don’t ask them how much they spent at the store without body armor.

And then there’s this one: Spend time each day connecting with your spouse. And I don’t mean Twister.

Best way to know she’s not interested in romance: The barbed wire, razer blades and burlap surrounding her while she’s asleep.

When I can expect my boys’ hearing to go out: Anytime near bedtime or when the dishes need to be done.

Biggest lie that dads tell their sons: You will never be tougher than me.

Honorable mention: This will hurt me more than it will hurt you.

Best tax decision ever: Include my wife’s first-grade class as my dependents. (If somebody from the IRS is reading this, I will deny everything.)

Most important thing I have failed to teach my boys: There’s no redeeming value to putting the entire sandwich in your mouth in one bite.

Best financial success tip that’s worked for us: Make a budget, pay yourself and pay tithing (or whatever offering system is used by your church)

Best defense against common cold: Airborne and washing your hands. Scoff if you want to, but I laugh at runny noses.

Now my tubercolosis is a different story.

Longest consecutive days with significant exercising: 21 and counting.

Best invention for family trips: Portable DVD players. Other ideas include nighttime sleep medicine and duct tape. OK, not really. But a dad can dream, can’t he?

CD currently in the car stereo: “Endless Summer” from the Beach Boys.

The best way to make concentrated juice: Follow the directions on the can. Diluters will be prosecuted.

Best game show ever: Jeopardy.

Best thing that will be said at my funeral: He could make kids laugh, and his singing could make them cry.