My wife Alice and I had a very pleasant tenth anniversary yesterday (2/15/2006).  No we did not go on the cruise we contemplated last year or renew our vows.  Rather we ate sushi and salmon teriyaki at Miyoshi in the Town and Country Shopping Center.  Paige and Blair wanted to join us. Blair did not understand why he was not invited. After all, he is part of the family.He has a point. The beauty of our ten year anniversary is that my wife and I have been truly blessed with two wonderful, healthy children.  Although they occasionally disappoint us, every day they bring joy and smiles to the faces of their parents and all around them

The treat of the day was Blair getting a new mattress courtesy of a dear friend. Being a man, I can't describe the mattress well. I can only say the mattress is very "puffy" with a mattress top that makes the height of Blair's bed rise about a foot. The mattress style is similar to the mattress Alice and I have in our room. Upon seeing Blair's new mattress, Paige commented to Alice that she needed (wanted) the same type of mattress. Her best argument for getting a new mattress was her belief that as a result of getting a new mattress, "Blair was looking jealous at me."  "I think you have it the wrong way Paige," Alice responded to Paige.

The logic of children will always amaze me.