I am a kid once again, full of envy. Monday night I went by my friend’s, Jeremy Hill, place before we went out for dinner. When I was there I got a quick tour and found this incredible collection of Nerf guns hung neatly on his office wall. If Connor happens to see this I can predict his Christmas wish list and a future purchase of some pegboard.
Yeah. It is a gumball, but not just any gumball. This morning my son followed me downstairs as I prepared to leave for work. I was already running late, but it was obvious he needed a few minutes with me before I left for the day. He told me in short order about his evening having dinner with his Grandmother and a trip to the candy store. He asked me if I had seen his bag of candy, because he had something for me in it. Now in that bag was Jelly Bellys, rock candy and a big green gumball. If you know me you know I love Jelly Bellys and if you know Connor you know he has a fascination for gumballs. So, I was expecting that he would be handing me some Jelly Bellys, but he beamed from ear to ear and pulled out the big green gumball. He went on to tell me how he picked the gumball out for me, because he thought I would like it and he missed me. He reached out and handed me the gumball and said, eat it. But I couldn’t eat it at that moment, because it became a reminder of my son’s love and how he missed me when I was at work and not around. I carried that gumball in my pocket all day and it has reminded me that my most important job is a father and to be there for my son and my daughters.