DEFINITIONS PART 1

In order to understand the ramblings of any man (or woman) it is good to know a little about them. As with anything in life, there is a beginning point from which a person expresses their viewpoint. It is no different with me. How I view life depends largely on who I am. So I thought it would be good to share a little of who I am, so that when I share thoughts and feelings, you know a little about me and what is important to me. This helps put things in perspective.

So in following entries, I will share what I think (yes, it will be bias because it IS me that is writing this stuff) defines me as a person.

In trying to answer the question, "What defines me as a person?" I would have to say one of the first things that comes to mind is that I am a father (don't look at the photo too closely - it leans to the older side - but now that we have a blog site we will have to post more current photos - be patient, I'm new at this stuff).

I have 4 children. My oldest son is married to a wonderful wife, Skye (in the picture to the left). They now have 2 daughters, Lizzie and Abby. So not only am I a father, but now I am a grandfather, and that definitely adds to the whole perspective of who I am. My daughter lives in California with Ben & Skye, Lizzie and Abby. My two younger sons, Steve and Brian, live with Jean (my wife for those reading this and asking, "Ok, who's this Jean?") and myself in the Seattle area. We also have another guy living with us and renting one of our rooms. Craig's his name.

Yes, being a father defines me as a person. How good of a father am I? Good question. I guess that's a matter of opinion.

My opinion? I believe I managed my household well enough to create a normal disfunctional family . . . but less disfunctional than the one I grew up with. More on that later.