Thanks lafmom
I feel thankful today for all three of my kids. My 12 year old daughter and I were working out in the back yard yesterday and she mentioned, "You know Dad, we can take down this old wooden swing set now" Amazing how that innocent little statement sent a rush of memories into my mind that I hadn't thought about in years.
When she was born, we couldn't believe how fortunate we were. Our family now had a little girl to go along with our two boys and every thing seemed so perfect. When she was almost 2 years old, a growth appeared on her side and it was decided to have it removed via surgery.
I'll never forget the shock of seeing her in the recovery room with tubes and what not. Even worse, when we saw the incision for the first time, my wife burst into tears and said "What have you done to my baby" On an infant that small, the incision looked enormous - where it is barely visible today.
When we got home from the hospital, it was a beautiful and sunny day. We were feeling very sad for her wondering naively if she had been permanently scarred or disfigured in some way. As soon as we got home, all she could say was swing, swing. We both looked at each other, and thought what the heck, we'll watch her closely and just let the little girl swing. As she was swinging that day, the joy on her face said that she was oblivious to the medical decisions we had made on her behalf. Somehow, seeing her swing on that beautiful day let us know that everything was going to be ok.
Seriously tho...you are a great group of guys! Happy Dad's Day to you all! 
