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Fatherhood

Summer is Almost Over

by admin on August 12, 2010

It has been a while since this site has had a new post.  It just seems that the time can get away from a person.  This summer has been a great one for me so far.  I recently sold my business and have been searching for that next opportunity.  I have had time to connect with old contacts and spend some great time with my daughter and wife.  I will look back at the Summer of 2010 with fond memories.

One thing I have discovered . . . in the few days that I have had the opportunity to “stay home with my daughter,” it has become quite clear to me that “stay at home moms” have a quite a task on their hands.  I applaud all of the parents who have made that decision.  I do not frown on those who have chosen another path, but I now know why my wife can be so exhausted at the end of the day.  Thanks for the life lesson. 

Collin Harbour

collinharbour.com

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Keeping Secrets From Mommy

by admin on May 11, 2010

Okay, I must admit . . . it is not okay to keep secrets from mommy.  But this weekend was Mother’s Day.  As the day approached, my wife made sure to let me know not to buy her any gift.  We got through this each year and I say the same thing at Father’s Day.  Even so, our daughter told my wife on Friday that she wanted to get flowers for Mother’s Day, but that it would be a secret. 

When I got home from work on Friday, Audrey met me at the door to tell me that we were going to get flowers for mommy.  I agreed, but told her that we needed to keep it a “secret”.  She smiled the biggest smile I had ever seen.  She was soooo happy that we had a secret from mommy.  As a matter of fact, I would bring it up several times Friday evening and up until we purchased the flowers on Saturday—each time, even if it was in the presence of mommy, Audrey would get the biggest smile on her face and put her finger over her mouth to indicate our secret.

Each time she smiled, it warmed my heart.  I am glad that we chose to keep a secret from mommy!!

(P.S.  Jeana did get new patio furniture for Mother’s Day, too!!)

collinharbour.com


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How To Recover From A Big Loss

March 30, 2010

In business and in other aspects of life, most of us will face loosing a deal or a job.  We may even face a tough time after a good deal goes south.  I have been writing the last couple of weeks about my Baylor Bears men’s basketball team.  They lost on Sunday (the women just won to advance [...]

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Dealing With Blogger’s Block

February 25, 2010

No, it’s not a cop out. I have blogger’s block. I was extremely happy when I realized that this was my issue this evening, especially since I thougth I had discovered a new term. Of course, I was incredibly upset upon Googleing “Blogger’s Block” and discovering that I am not alone. And of course, there is the text book (Urban Dictionary) definition: Inability to think of anything to blog about.

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The Goblins Took Your Hair

February 14, 2010

After years of pondering, I know where my hair went. This morning as we were getting ready for church, my daughter asked me, “Collin (yes, she calls me by my first name), who took your hair?” After a few seconds of deliberation, I decided it was best to just level with her so I told her that God took it. Who can argue with that, right? Apparently, she did not like the answer, but she offered an alternative. “Collin, I think the goblins took it one day when you were walking in the woods.”

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Sometimes you just need to play in the snow

February 11, 2010

It snowed today in Dallas. I mean, it really snowed today in Dallas. I’m not talking about a half inch of snow when everyone wakes up and tunes into the news to see if their office/school is delayed or closed. I guess it started overnight, because when I left for work this morning snow had already accumulated on the ground.

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Blog About Nothing

February 4, 2010

I, like millions of others, enjoyed watching Seinfeld for several years and even enjoy watching the reruns. Last night, one of the reruns was the episode where Jerry and George met with NBC execs to pitch the show about nothing.

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