This and That

I’ve got a new guy working for me; he drives this, while I drive something like this. But I’ve got this and this and this and this and one of these.

UPDATE: I should have probably ended this entry with a statement to the effect of, “And I wouldn’t have it any other way”, to better convey my feelings about the issue. The hot convertible is a nice ride, but what I have is priceless and brings me more joy than I can measure. I think my mother-in-law misread my intent as “I could have a hot car too if not for these lousy kids” (which was an easy interpretation to reach given the poor wording of the initial post), and rightly (given her reading of my intent) kicked me in the teeth in the comments.

A more eloquent way to express what I was trying to say is the song “Family Man” by Andrew Peterson:

I am a family man
I traded in my mustang for a minivan
This is not what I was headed for when I began
This was not my plan
I am a family man

But everything I had to lose
Came back a thousand times in you
And you fill me up with love
Fill me up with love
And you help me stand
’cause I am a family man

And life is good
That’s something I always knew
But I just never understood
If you’d asked me then you know I’d say I never would
Settle down in a neighborhood
I never thought I could

But I don’t remember anymore
Who I even was before
You filled me up with love
Filled me up with love
And you help me stand

So come on with the thunder clouds
Let the cold wind rail against us, let the rain come down
We can build a roof above us with the love we’ve found
We can stand our ground
So let the rain come down

Because love binds up what breaks in two
So keep my heart so close to you
And I’ll fill you up with love
Fill you up with love
And I’ll help you stand
‘Cause I am a family man

I’m saving my vacation time
For Disneyland
This is not what I was headed for when I began
This was not my plan
It’s so much better than

1 Comment(s)

  1. Love the this things you have!!

    Verna Broekhuizen | Jun 28, 2005 | Reply

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