What's it all about

Today no one was selected to the baseball hall of fame. The main reason was that the players were from the steroid era. I think the voters did the correct thing. If you elect these guys then you are saying it is ok to cheat.
Today I also read about Missy Franklin swimming in her first high school meet of the year. They talked about how nervous she was. Seems odd that a gold medalist would feel nervous about a high school meet. After the meet Missy posed for pictures with every member of the other team. Now that's what it should be about.

Donuts and Milkshakes

Today we went to the PA Farm Show. There is a lot to see at the farm show. There were cows, horses, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and alpacas. If you didn't like the smells of the animals you could look at the produce or the farm equipment. There was also the butter sculpture. But by far the highlight of the farm show is the food court. I am convinced that farmers don't care about new year new year. You would also be hard pressed to find the food on a school lunch menu. Ah, but that is what makes it great. All the deep fried choices. You could get funnel cake, French fries, baked potatoes, blooming onions, and the crowd favorite potato donuts. Once you have had something to eat you can chase the food back with a world famous milkshake. This is not place to go if you are try to keep your new year's resolution.

One more hug

Tonight we had my staff over for a post Christmas party. One of the traditions which occurred prior to my arrival was an ornament exchange. A story is read as and when a selected word is read you pass you gift. This year the theme was snowmen so the story that was read was Frosty.
Last year we started a new tradition. We played just dance. This year the moves were busted out to just dance 4. Young and young at heart got into the fun.
I think a new tradition was started this year called the tickle couch. My 5 year old son was being tickled by three of my teachers. He was having a blast. As they were getting ready to leave he gave them hugs, hoping to get tickled.

Dinner Table

Who sets the tone at your dinner table? Until recently I would have answered the adults. As a parent I thought it was my job to set the tone at dinner time. However I am discovering that this isn't the case. It is actually the kids who set the tone. I am reading "The Messy Church", in the book the author presents the idea that it is the kids who set the tone. If your a parent you know what he is talking about. I am noticing that the person often setting the tone at our table is our youngest son. The author then relates this to church. Last Sunday our youngest son also set the tone during the service. It wasn't because he was acting bad. It was because he was paying attention. The pastor was talking about the gifts brought by the wise men. She had just talked about gold and asked what was next. Our son yelled out myrrh. This caught the pastor off guard because that was the third gift. However, the pastor went with his response.