Hanging with my kids

So a week and a half ago Melanie and I spent 11 glorious days with my son Shawn, who was an absolute peach. He was great. We had a great time and we all got to spend some one on one time together. It's been a long time coming and some great bonding time was achieved. This week Melanie and I are getting to spend 11 days with my daughter Sarah. She too is being a doll. This morning she and Melanie did yoga and then we are all going to hang out and run errands for the rest of the day. I can't tell you how much this means to me that I am able to spend this kind of quality time with my kids. I love them dearly and only hope that I am the Dad they want me to be.

Will my body every recover?

I just found out on Thursday that my left shoulder needs to have surgery on it. We knew it needed it, but just not this soon. Hopefully this one will go smoother than the right shoulder did and I can get back to my 'normal' life again. Melanie's been so great through all of this, but I know it's taking it's toll on her. I can never thank her enough or repay her for all that she's done. She truly cares and that's awesome, but at the same time it hurts me to see her hurt so much. All I can do is take care of myself better and not let this kind of thing happen again, which I have promised to do. Which mean no more football, basketball, baseball or softball. I should just stick to weightlifting and golf. Those were always my safe sports.