Let's Play

Play dates.  A wonderful thing for any child.  Today, I took Esther and Cynthia on their second since I began staying home with them. 

They had fun.  A lot of fun. 

The first was fun, too.  It was back in the summer.  It was a play date that was through our Bible class at our church.  It's a fine class and we've met many wonderful friends through it.  However, the idea of going to a play date with the girls gave me pause. 

Discussing daughters and boyfriends. (Already?!)

An interesting thought process that I wasn't aware of until the other weekend and then ended up hearing twice, from two different people:

If you have sons, you only have to worry about them.  If you have daughters, you have to worry about everybody else's sons. 

What is communicated here is rather obvious.  That parents of daughters must keep their eyes peeled for every single boy that might be interested in their daughters.  Because, of course, they will just be interested in them for sexual reasons. 

THIS IS HOGWASH!!

Potty training, provocation, and patience.

Nap time is a bit funny in the house.  It is my official 'rest time' (which really just means work, of sort, on another dimension).  It officially begins at 11:30 AM (Cynthia) and ends at either 2:30 (Cynthia again) or whenever Esther wakes (usually about 3:30), whichever is the latest. 

It is a variable time because, with Esther, 'nap' is more of a concept than an actual practice.  Halley's comet, it is not.  9 days out of 10, Esther doesn't sleep.  She's in her room (behind the ever present baby gate, which will remain there until she's about 4 or has figured out how to open it).  However, she usually spends the time playing and chatting to herself and her toys.  Sometimes singing (her latest favorite song is '100 bottles of pop on the wall').  Always entertaining.  I actually made several audio recordings of Esther's several naps for my mom (aka grandma Davis).  She loved them. 

However, the reason I am writing is not how my daughter spends her nap time.  Rather, it is to point out the importance of patience. 

Jaws, a twitch, and my daughter.

Here's my favorite clip from the movie Jaws.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BinyLUJwKEg

Sometimes it's easy to forget that children watch everything.  It's true.  They also like to imitate their parents. 

I have a twitch.  I'm sure some might call it a tic.  I am quite aware of it and also know exactly when it originated.  I am also sure that it is a bit disconcerting to some.  It's not caused by disease, but rather habit. 

This tic was developed when I was younger (I think it was the summer between my sixth and seventh grade years, but might be wrong).  I knew that there was a God and a devil.  My father told me some story of a play (probably Faust) where the main character sold his soul to the devil.  He had no idea how profoundly this would affect me as I got older. 

The Gift of a Bargain

I love bargains.  No doubt about it.  If it's a bargain on something that will put a smile on the face of one of our daughters, so much the better.  Unfortunately, such little victories don't always resonate with our girls. 

Hence, I find myself where I was yesterday. 

As a family, we go out for breakfast every Saturday morning.  This weekend was no different.  After a wonderful meal, we swung by Target to pick up some items for our Operation Christmas Child Shoebox gift at church.  While on the way, I took note of a sign saying that a local high school was having a garage sale.  Garage sales are the top spot for bargains in God's wonderful earth.  Hence, after the original errand was run, I dropped the ladies off at home, gathered up some money, and headed to the garage sale. 

I usually trust that God will gift us with SOMETHING at such sales.  Sometimes He does.  Sometimes He doesn't.  This time, he did. 

An Introduction.

Hello.  My name is Lycan Davis.  I am a 38 year old man.  I am blessed beyond belief. 

My first blessing is that I have a wonderful relationship with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  He has provided for me in ways that I could never have imagined. 

My next blessing is my wife, Jennifer.  We have been dating since 2005 and married since 2007.  She is my best friend in the world.  I love her dearly.  We complete one another in many ways that we hadn't been counting on.  We love laughing and being there for one another.  She puts up with my quirks.  I try to do away with those quirks.  Altogether, it works.  Will write more on how we met and such at a later time.