The Monster

Rhys was plenty pissed off at me today. First he didn't get to see me last night. Then, he figured that he would see me when he woke up, but I was already at work by the time any of my family woke up.

He was a right royal pain in the ass. Three time outs and a smack on the head when he tried to bite Mama. By the time Tracy dropped him off at day care she was done with him. She warned Miss Lupe (Rhys' teacher, again), that he was a monster that morning.

At lunch time Tracy always calls and checks on the boys, then calls me to let me know how they are. Miss Lupe confirmed that, yes, indeed, Rhys was a monster that morning. Fortunately, for him, it only lasted about a half hour.

After receiving this intelligence, I called and asked to talk Rhys. He answered the phone "Daddy at work?". He was worried that I had left him again (Korea). "Yes, Daddy's at work." I told him that if he was good and didn't have any accidents "We'll go bye bye". "To Daddy's store?" he asked hopefully. "Yes, to daddy's store".

When I got there to pick him up he saw me and came flying across the room, "Daddy, daddy, my daddy". I got a huge hug and a big kiss and he was all sweetness and light. Our visit to "Daddy and Rhys' store" went well. It went so well that we went bye bye again, to Lowes. I should have quit while I was ahead. Oh well. At least he got to go bye bye.