Echoes of My Generation: Journal 006 07/17/06

I've been up since 4:45am
Practicing getting up early now. School starts on Aug7th!
So I have to prepare to beat the traffic each morning
cant believe its been over a month since I last wrote
You guys really have to get on me when I'm slacking
Life is still just as hard as always for a young entrepreneur
So many obstacles hurl themselves at you daily
Family, work, business, friends etc..
I'm starting to wonder if I will ever get a break
the only thing that I do know is that I will never give up
My hopes and dreams are all I have left
And I want to build a legacy
I want to set a foundation that will support generations after me
I envision a corporation, a powerhouse of associated companies
Providing jobs for the poor and a place for the creative minded to express themselves
I've missed my two sons terribly this summer
My youngest was gone for but a week and it seemed like forever
The eldest nearly a month
The house seems to groan and creak when they are not around
The halls seem long and lonely
No little padding of footprints can be heard running up and down them
I miss watching my 13mth old son Jett slide down the steps like a penguin on ice
He's back now and trying to walk up the steps
He stands on the first and holds the rail
Then he lets go and crawls to the next step
He stands on that step and touches the rail and repeats the process (lol)
In his mind he is walking up the steps like an adult
I missed wrestling with him before bedtime eachnight
He laughs as he tries to stick his fingers in my ears and mouth
I tickle him and roll over him like a steamer in return
We repeat this and laugh until both of us can barely keep our eyes open
I was lazy all weekend. Had so much to do
Maybe it was the heat
We havent run our AC much this summer.
Simply cost too much
So I sat around most the weekend after riding to South Carolina to pick Jett up
I have so many friends that I miss
Ones who I havent seen or spent time with in a while
Does marraige do that to you?
Do everyone take off running in the opposite direction when you are married?
Can I get a lunch? A phone call? Anything?
Me and my wife have had a great time while the kids were gone
Finding new areas in the house to "jungle wrestle"
I've spent more time this week in my birthday suit than I have in a long time!
I guess thats too much info, but you should really try it
Especially those that dont have kids and no roomates
Young couples especially
Come home, lock the doors, close the blinds and be free!
I promise you that your relationship will be enhanced after the first week
Ok let me not promise, you may have some issues on the table
and this procedure requires peace of mind before freeing your body!
I have a lot of work to do today so I must go now
I'm going to attempt to write more frequently and even start a sketch blog.
Thats right! I'm drawing again!!!!

One Love,
Mario D'Andre Robinson
www.zealotdandresdream.com