W Kevin Gilbert

So, for a kid, what is the worst time of the year to get sick? Yep. Christmastime. My oldest, Neal, apparently has strep. Fun. NOT!! Poor guy. I hate it for him since he has been “practicing” every Sunday to play bells tomorrow, Christmas Eve, at the Gwinnett Arena for our church’s epic Christmas Eve [...]

Neal-2009-School-Pic, originally uploaded by w_kevin_gilbert. I can’t tell you how proud I am, as a dad, of my son Neal. I’m proud of both Neal and Eli, but with this picture, I’m especially happy. Neal isn’t the most cooperative when it comes to smiling for the camera. When I saw this today, I just got [...]

So tonight, after a long week with many challenges, some still unmet, Steph and I decided that neither of us wanted to cook. Eli went to his Mimi’s house and that left the three of us. The weather forced the cancellation of Neal’s t-ball practice so we decided to take him and go out to [...]

So today is Saturday, and that means haircuts. Well, Eli and I got ours done a couple of weeks ago and Neal was upset that he didn’t get his. Daddy told him we’d go this coming Saturday. Daddy’s realizing his boy is growing up. He sat so still and acted like he’s been doing this [...]

We all had a busy week and then a late dinner. When Neal finished, he went and sat on the sofa to “watch a little TV.” Within a few short minutes this was the result. I know the feeling.