53 Days Till I Do

Feb. 15th

26 days!

The boys have Presidents' Day off from school. Yay!!!!! One more day with us. It seems like the week we have the boys it flies by. Cassie and I have one more night with the boys then they go back to their dad's house for a week. :(

Dustin, Dillon and Ethan. The three amigos. If only Xbox live could allow all three of them to play at one time their morning would be complete. The 3 of them are always competing with one another. Dustin being 17 has the total advantage but Dillon and Ethan both show flashes of greatness. Seeing them remind me of my brother and I playing together. James is my older brother of 3 years. We played together all the time. We always competed with each other as well. James wasn't much of a baseball or football guy but we competed in everything else. Whether it was chess, video games, monopoly, karate, reading, vocabulary, swimming, holding our breath, who could get chores done faster etc. I remember both of us competing in Karate. Oh jeez, for some reason we always got matched up together for sparring. We had the head, fist and foot gear. Every Saturday morning we had to spar against each other. James hit much harder than I did. It sucked. He was taller as well. So when I kicked I had to aim higher and it seemed like he knew what I was doing. Every time I side kicked he would catch my leg and pummel me. He was 3 years older than I was! I was 9 he was 12. Its funny how the age advantage that young was such a factor. I'm 28 now and he is 31, but I continued with contact sports and grew up and out. I almost have a 80 lbs advantage now. He is lean and tall and practices KungFu. He and I still size each other up every now and then. Its great how we are both running different races. The competition has evolved into helping each other become more successful. Of course their are the younger brother annoying moments but that's my job! Dustin better enjoy his 7 year age advantage now because when Dillon and Ethan grow up his winning percentage is going drop. Dillon had better not rest either Ethan is going to be a force as well. Dillon is almost a head taller than Ethan despite only being 1 year older. I just hope they will evolve that competition into helping one another become successful. Being on top of the world is great but lonely. Why not have your closest brothers there to enjoy it with you.