Today was “Take Your Kids To Work” day at my office. Ostensibly, this is a chance for the young’uns to see where Daddy or Mommy or their other parental unit(s) spend the majority of their day when the kids are in school or day care or hanging around the streetcorner or wherever. The thought is that maybe if kids know what fun their folks are having at work, they’ll stop clamoring to watch Finding Nemo and join the work-force instead.

However, Alex and Leah are both under 5, so they’re not going to be joining the working world any time soon (nor should they — don’t get me wrong, I’m not an advocate of child labor or anything like that, so don’t call your lawyer). But, I wanted to bring them to work anyway, so they can at least have a mental picture of where Daddy is all day, and what he’s doing (plus, Anne had something else that she needed to do).

So, here’s the mental picture that they left with (at least, my interpretation of their impressions, since I know that it’s impossible for an adult to fully understand the workings of a toddlers/childs/adolescents/teenagers mind):

• Daddy has a desk somewhere (we didn’t spend more than 2 minutes at my desk for the entire 3 hour visit)

• Every office has a hopscotch game taped onto the floor and streamers on the walls
• Conference rooms are all filled with bowls of lollipops, potato chips, snack bars, fruit chews, and juice
• The objective of the day is to run around all of the aisles and through the hallways, screaming with joy and throwing your new bouncy-ball around
• When you’re tired, it’s common practice to retire to the nearest conference room and watch movies (Finding Nemo and Toy Story 2 to be specific).
• The working day ends when you leave at noon, get chauffered home by Mom, and go take a nap.

Come to think of it — I like that schedule. Where do I get that job!?!?

Seriously, it was GREAT to have the kids with me today. I didn’t get much work done, but we had fun. And isn’t that what it’s all about?

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