Throughout the weekend and even today I have entertained thoughts about general consciousness that have entered my head. I thought I would document the three most prominent ones:

– My children are now in third grade and kindergarten. I have pretty vivid memories from both years. I have flashes of remembrance from preschool, but kindergarten is where solid memories started to build. This is important because I can now more easily put myself in the situation of my kids and relate.

– I am exactly one month away from my 39th birthday. However, more significantly (and also more depressingly), I am 13 months away from my 40th birthday.

– Speaking of being 38 and Sloan being in third grade, here is something for you: My parents were both 38 when I was in third grade. I remember my mom volunteering in the class and my dad coming to school to eat lunch with me a couple times that third grade year.

Sloan and I at a high school football game this past Friday night. My goal is to give her memories during her third grade year.

Okay, those are my three deep thoughts for this Monday. Hope everyone had a great start to their weeks. Don’t Blink.