Me and My Beard: Day Fifty Three

Dear Readers,
      If you didn't read the comment left by Brandon after yesterdays blog, he thinks that I cursed him. Apparently, on his way into work this morning, he blew out a tire. How is that for predictions. At least it wasn't the having no oil and blowing the engine prediction. Just a tire.
      I have talked about my nephew Micah before. He is only two years old, but he is very strong willed. Stubborn and devious. Devious to the point that you can't help but laugh sometimes. Whether it is doing exactly what you told him not to do or when my other nephew, Joshua, is yelling at Micah to not touch him and Micah just creeps his hand in like he is going to do it anyways. He will literally pretend to reach towards Joshua to act like he is going to touch him, or keep his hands to himself while reaching his foot over to do the touching. Totally irritating Joshua on purpose. Mind you, he is only two years old and already this devious. Imagine once he gets into junior high or high school. He definitely has Ortega blood in there, the antagonist and button pusher. I think you might be better off not telling him to not to do something. As soon as you tell him not to do something, he does it all the more. Strong willed child. I love him though. He is a lot of fun to be around.
      Micah definitely keeps you on your toes. One time, while hanging out at my sisters house, there was a moment of "where is Micah at, we haven't seen him in a little bit?". So we search and search for him, only to find him in the bathroom. Not playing in the sink or the shower, but sitting inside the toilet. His own personal jacuzzi. He was sitting in there splashing his feet and splashing the water all around. At least my sister had recently cleaned the toilet, I think. He was playing in there having a ball. Even with about seven of us at the door to the bathroom watching in disbelief, he played as if we weren't even there. In his own little world. My sister, Yoli, pulls him out of the toilet and gives him another bath only to have him sneak back right to the toilet as soon as he has a chance. She had to give him two baths, one right after another. He makes me laugh. We joke that we need to make Matt and Yoli a shirt that says "No Micah, No Micah, No Micah, Oh I Give Up". There is a children's book out there titled No David about a kid getting into all kinds of trouble, but it could just as easily be written about Micah. Mischievous little Micah. Keep an eye on him.

This Day In History: 1980
In one of the most dramatic upsets in Olympic history, the underdog U.S. hockey team, made up of collegians and second-rate professional players, defeats the defending champion Soviet team at the XIII Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York.

Born This Day: 1732
George Washington - First president of the United States

"Sometimes it is not enough that we do our best; we must do what is required."
- Sir Winston Churchill