Be a better Dad

Been taking my daughter to the local climbing gym. She seems to like it. Got her a 10-day pass and registering her for a climbing camp. I wanted to climb too but she’s not old enough yet to belay for me. Clearly she needs to grow up faster. Might register us for the Army Run 5K. Yaaaay! We missed the Father’s Day K’s for Kids 5K. Boooo.

I should update 43Things more often. My aspiring teen-ager is spending the week with me while her mother is away. No big plans. Going over summer camps for her to do. She’s no longer down with Guides and soccer. Possibly guitar camp and dance.

Might take a day trip to Marineland, and hit the rock climbing gym.

Waaaaaay back in May we went to Miami for a week. That was her first time out of country, and first time flying.

My baby brother bought her and our Mom some tickets to the winter Olympics. No Olympics for me … saving for a house.

My daughter and I ran a 5K race this past weekend. It was her first 5K, which she finished in 28:55. She really seems to enjoy running. And yes, I made sure she crossed the finish line before me. :)

What can I say … I am geek to the core and live for technical stuff. But! My daughter spent most of last week and is spending all of this week with me. She is usually with her mother during the week, mostly as a matter of convenience. I live farther away. But my ex is bed-ridden after having some surgery so my little girl is hanging with me. And I have to say it is going reasonably well. I’m actually putting the damn computer down and doing stuff with her … going outside, playing with the basktball … eeeeze good.