Wishin' and a Hopin'....

Obviously, the first priority is a happy and healthy Tiny Tots - goes without saying.  Well, I guess it doesn't since I just had to type that to reiterate.  But anyway, if I had my preferences of course, there are many things I'd wish Tiny Tots could experience in addition to eternal health and happiness.  For starters, I hope that Tiny Tots...

• Loves his Portland Trailblazer basketball team
• Never picks a favorite color
• Gets Grandpa Totten's eyes
• Doesn't get his old man's nose
• Is blessed enough to have the chance to travel for work, but doesn't have to travel for work
• Has a job at all, come to think of it....
• Understands that he shall, and has a passion to educate others to, stay right except to pass
• Chooses to learn a romance language
• Gets Treva's smile, and skin...and her freckles.  Her lips too!  Oh, hope he gets her little feet instead of these circus stompers of mine as well
• Appreciates every single day and greets it with unbridled enthusiasm
• Is at least a little less superstitious than I am
• Wants to be Shortstop but is perfectly happy in Right Field
• Takes no crap from nobody
• Loves to read.  And be outdoors.  And play ping pong.  In no particular order.
• Is a good sleeper - even when he's 31
• Gets excited at buffets
• Thinks Grandma's houses are the coolest places in the world.  And wants to stay there for long, extended periods of time
• Doesn't light too many things on fire
• Never even thinks about dating a Verhasselt
• Is able to entertain himself - but not with invisible friends.  Because that is weird
• Knows a good joke when he hears it, and a bad joke before he tells it
• Does NOT want to go to the University of Washington.  That would be so awkward.....
• Can grow a decent set of facial hair for crying out loud
• Will live long enough to see an English Premier team win Champions League....circa 2091.
• Loves himself some tacos and gummy bears. Not necessarily together, but even then, that would be perfectly acceptable in my household

I don't think it's unrealistic that Tiny Tots stumbles into a couple of these items along the way.  Of course, the first thing to take care of is that whole healthy and happiness thing - and mom being happy and healthy too.  But if there's any extra cycles out there after accomplishing those high-priority items, the kid deserves the right to be gainfully employed and have reasonably sized feet, am I right?!

dwt.