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Dadvice Dreaming... B101.5's "CHRIS & DEE IN THE MORNINGS" CHRIS CENTORE B eing married, having kids, a job that limits my sleep, and a few too many hobbies…it's hard to sometimes sit back and really savor a moment. As adults we always seem to be going from here to there with little time to remember why. But every once in a while, everything seems to line up just right and you have one of those perfect moments, days, or even years. I'm not talking when about things are just going great; I mean real honest to goodness perfection. Heck I'm having a pretty good 2013, but I hope that 2014 is even better! Whatever your perfection is, you'll know it when it arrives. Since we've been living in the area I can count three absolutely perfect days and was lucky enough to recognize each as it was happening. Now the problem here is that for the first two I couldn't even tell you what made them perfect, but they were. Let's compare it to the weather. For me 74° is the perfect temperature. If every day could be 74°, I'd be in heaven, but unfortunately it's not. My last perfect day came about a month ago. After being in the new house for a while, we were finally starting to feel situated and at home. One of the big reasons we moved was to shorten my wife's commute and be able to spend more time together during the week, including dinner as a family. During dinner the kids were being silly and we were all having a few laughs, and I knew we had made the right decision on the move. I knew something was different and had an inkling it could be another one of those perfect days. Boy was I right, because what happened at the end of dinner certified my kids as my favorite people in the world. Little A decided we should play a game where they act like another person at the table. Little A was me and Young NC was my wife. They each proceeded to act as us and I hadn't laughed so hard in forever. Young NC highlighted his impersonation of my wife with "I'm driving to work now - don't have time to deal with you guys" and Little A punctuated his with "I'm Papa, I'm old." The great thing about this game was the honesty of how the kids saw us - sometimes bad, sometimes good, and often funny. The best part of the game was when my wife and I got to act like them, which I think was a real eye opener. Why do I think this was a perfect day? Because we were all together, laughing and goofing on each other without the usual daily chaos, and for a few minutes all was calm and perfect. www.FredParent.NET 37