In his defense...he was tired.

In my line of work you have to deal with people pretty much non stop during the day.  I deal with simple orders, and difficult people.  I come home to a loving wife and 4 kids who are a gift from God.  They bring out the best and worse in me.  My life is filled with fun and intersting things.  However in the ups and downs of life its impotant to remember that there are many friends that do love and care for you.  Sure you might have differences of opinion on matters of politics, faith and such but Id wonder about the level of friendship if there wasnt at least a few differences.  So we sat tonight and joked at my expense (I mean whats wrong with wanting to buy the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic MMORPG and have a room at some point in your life where you proudly display your nerdery).  These friends still look at you and smile when your kids decide since people are here they must use them as carnival rides or honk their noses as a form of communication.  You can joke about things when you are in your 30's that seemed like life and death when you were 18.  I dont pretend to know everything, I am still learning to be a husband and father and friend.  But so thankful for those that are still along for the ride.  Someday in our new home we'll sit around the fire hopefully still joking about goofy things talking about our kids and tring to wake Jason up although in his defense he was tired.