…is things like these:
Item #1: This morning she invites two new friends to breakfast. The fact that they were DOC inmates sent to empty the trashcans at our campsite was lost on her. They said the bacon smelled good, and she automatically offered some.
Keep in mind that my 48 pound child will easily eat a pound of bacon if I let her. If you are what you eat, KatyBeth is made up of chicken nuggets connected by strips of crispy bacon. And maybe a handful of Cheese Nips.
So yeah, she was being generous when she offered up her bacon. The trustees appreciated it, and the scrambled eggs, too.
I was proud of my kid, and told her so. I’ll save for later the lesson that she should generally avoid guys in orange jumpsuits unless her daddy is around.
Item #2: On the way back from Academy Sports -buying some kiddie-sized thermal underwear for Katy because it’s supposed to be cold tomorrow night – I happen upon a hit-and-run MVC right after it happened. So I hit the hazard lights, pull over and bail out with my Thomas Pack.
Dude’s circling the drain, closed head injury and all that, bleeding from both ears, and I’m struggling to maintain spinal immobilization and get an airway with no succs, and wishing to hell I hadn’t pulled my King airways and my Combitube out of my bag to give my EMT students something to practice with between classes…
…so I put a couple of bystanders and the state trooper to work, sending them each to my truck to get gloves. We do a fair job of stabilizing the guy until my fellow Borg drones arrive, and we hand the guy off to the crew and they whisk him away.
Afterwards, the trooper pokes me in the shoulder with his pen and says, “That’s a cool kid you’ve got there.”
“I know,” sez I.
“She introduced herself to me when I opened the truck door, and asked if I was gonna give you a ticket,” he chuckled. “I told her no, I was getting some gloves so I could help her Daddy help the hurt man.”
“And what did she say?” I grinned.
“She said, ‘gwoves are in the center console, and do whatever my daddy tells you. He’s a pawamedic.’”
That’s my kid.
As a dad and a G’pa, I can share your pride. Damn! Ain’t kids just WUNNERFUL!
That is a pretty cool kid, for sure.
She shared her <>bacon<>? I think there might be a sainthood waiting for her. And that last part is just too cute for words!
That is pretty neat. I second the sainthood nomination.Why didn’t the cop have his own gloves? Don’t they carry them in their squad cars?
She sounds unbelievably awesome, A.D. You should be plenty proud!
That’s the stuff parents live for. Well done.
A friend had a neighborhood kid show up at his front door the other day after school. The child’s mother has always been home on time before, and she wasn’t picking up her cell phone. She is self employed. The only other bit of information that the kid knew was his grandparents phone number. The only thing that he knew about where they lived was “close”.So after throwing a bunch of ideas around my friend put a note on the front door, and decided that at 7pm he was going to call the police. Well several hours after the kid showed up, the mother shows up at the door. The kid forgot that the mother started a 9-5 job that day, forgot his key, didn’t know the security code, didn’t know his Dad’s number, didn’t know the grandparent’s number or address. Oh and the truck that was sitting in the garage (which he had the code for, but didn’t mention this to my friend) was one of his Dad’s work trucks that has his phone number written on the side of it.We were just amazed that this kid could be so out of it. The situation as a whole was quite depressing. This on the other hand gives me some hope that civilization isn’t doomed. Thank you.
She’s a keeper.
And anyone made of bacon…well…she’s got the right idea. LOL
Sweet child.
She’s definitely one of the Good Ones, AD
That’s priceless!!! Only KatyBeth could get away with telling a LA Police officer what to do, rather inform him he has to do what daddy says to do! I love it!
Well at least we did some practice using your Combitube. Thanks for sacrificing.
tHAT TOTALLY ROCKS! What a great lill kid ya got there…but then, you knew that already.
too sweet…good job, dude. 
Castr8r,I’m assuming you came by the name after all of the reproduction.
AD,I’m surprised she was not scene command. She could do a better job than most. 
There just aren’t enough hugs and kisses for that one, AD, but I’m sure you’ll try!And I’ll bet you’ll still be wearing that grin for another few days.BTW, isn’t it about time you head out this way again?
Wery cwool indeed!
As a reward for her goodness and overall cuteness, you need to make this deliciousness for KatyBeth:http://foodproof.com/photos/full/bacon-cheese-roll-1290
That’s a sweet story. You do have to have that talk with her about strange men in orange suits, though.
Sharing bacon and asserting your authority to a peace officer… that’s one awesome kid. You are a lucky dad.
You do have an awesome kid. I’m glad you have her, and want so badly to have tykes of my own…
You’re right- you do have the coolest kid! and I sure hope the girl got a big hug from her dad for that vote of confidence!
And yes, someday she does need the talk about the color of the those guys clothes but on the flip side of that it shows that she has a true compassionate heart! 
That is most definately a great kid! Merry Christmas!
AD … I hope you’re going to let both Brigid and Breda know that they have competition for 2008 Baconator of the Year. Sounds like KatyBeth may be nosing ahead. After all, sharing is a special attribute. Congrats to her on her control of the scene, too. You must be so proud of this young lady.
Now that’s an awesome little girl! Well done on not spoiling her moment by doing the “men in orange jumpsuit” talk at the time!
Thanks for the story, AD. She seems like a little sweetie. Have a good Christmas. Stay warm.
Oh, man, she is AWESOME!you’re raising a good one.
Sounds like you have done all the right stuff when it comes to parenting. I hope one day to have kids just as awesome as yours.
My word verification almosts seems like comment enough:glortudi!as in: Glortudi, Ambulance Driver! I think I finally understand that quaint little phrase you Rescue-Roaming Americans employ to such effect! Having read your latest, I, too, think to have *thrown up just a little bit into my mouth*. Glortudinously yours,La Bonne et Belle Bianca Castafiore
She’s the coolest kid ’cause she has the coolest dad!Merry Christmas…:)
Momentary Thread Hijac!Rogue- LMAO! I received this apellation from a college roomie after describing in grisly detail how to do the act. Since I am a country kid (I’m only 66), I was intimately familiar with the details as the castorator, not the castoratee. He called me Castor, which in conjunction with my last name, Ater, became- Castr8r! Back on topic-Kids are wunnerful! And KatyBeth is the coolest! She’s been pointed in the right direction, and is obviously intelligent, so AD, you can expect more moments like this.Merry Christmas!
“Having read your latest, I, too, think to have *thrown up just a little bit into my mouth*.”Bianca, care to elaborate about just *what* prompted that response?<>Be careful how you answer that. <>
I think she lives by example…..that’s pretty cool!
What is unclear, mon ami? A little bit of the bleck of preciosity, the repeated phlegmatics of parenthood, a return on an excess — be it hormone, homespun humility, or just plain hominy? What little bit of vomitus escaped you? Are you wanting to be very tall and tough, rearing up on a bear’s hind legs, thrashing the air in an imaginative defense of your daughter (and all that after an imagined slight!)?word verification – synga.Synga low, sweet chariot…
Well, now that you’ve explained yourself, I realize that my saccharine little anecdotes about my kid must have tripped the reverse switch on your peristalsis.Understandable really. She <>is<> sweet enough to induce a sugar coma.It’s just that, sometimes your arch little bon mots – if you’ll forgive my recycling a homespun homily – make me throw up in my mouth a little bit.
that is awesome.
What a lucky Dad you are indeed! Ordered your book the other day as a Christmas present to MYSELF. Can’t wait to get it.I hope you and Katybeth have a wonderful Christmas.
That is sweet – Gotta love kids.
Awesome kid! Mine don’t understand why I won’t let them proudly lift my shirt to show my gun and loudly announce to everyone that “Daddy’s a policeman!”
That is awesome. Kiddoes just tell it like it is, no filters. She sounds like a super kid kid. My boys would NEVER often to share their bacon, not even to a dying person (or their mom for that matter)…
I wish I had a kid and a Dad like that!! Awesome that she is bragging on you, so would I!!
That is one AWESOME young lady. I would be proud to be her mom. I like the way she brags on her Dad.
That’s one kick-ass kid! If I’m ever in LA I’ll babysit for you
Now I undersand the fixation on orange jumpsuits in the U.S.When I was in University getting my Nursing Degree I worked as a Wildland FireFighter in Ontario, Canada. We traveled a few times to Montana and Washington State to work on big fires. Of course, here we are walking through a small town in central washington getting sketchy looks from the tourists and townsfolk… Initial Attack Fire Ranggers wear Blaze Oange Nomex Coveralls in Ontario. A few of our guys get stops by the Police… we promptly sewed large Canadian flag patches on our L shoulder. Great Story, keep ‘em coming