10 years ago

Sunday, August 12, 1997 will be 10 years since I became a father.  The thoughts I have on this are as follows:

• I swear that it was YESTERDAY when she was turning ONE
• The rate at which she gets more adult-like is now accelerating.  Every day she does something that makes me realize that her time being called a child is slipping away quickly.
• She is still just fantastic in every possible regard.  I’m still nervous at every challenge she faces, and yet I know she’ll succeed one way or another.
• I’m still convinced that when boys start coming around, I am indeed going to have to kill at least one of them