Me: “Good morning Captain Underpants!”
Kid 1: “Morning Dad.”
Kiss.
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Me: “Hey Little Lady!”
Kid 2: “Hi Dad.”
Neck snuggle.
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Me: “Good morning Pretty Girl!”
Kid 3: “Uhhh.”
Kiss (attempt).
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Me: “Babe, you’re such a better surgeon that I am. Any way you could fix my watch band with some Crazy Glue?”
(Show wife broken watch band.)
Babe: “I think duct tape is better.”
Me: “What?! Duct tape??”
Babe: “Really.”
Get in truck with kids for school run. Look at sky getting light. Start truck. Open truck window. Kiss Babe through open window.
Me: “You know you should have married Red Green.”
Babe: “You’re much more interesting.”
Aw shucks. What did I ever do to deserve such mornings? And in the tropics.
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Today’s bonus: “Resentment is like drinking poison and hoping it will kill your enemies.” Nelson Mandela