Dear TJ, I want to tell you about grandparents. Today we went and saw my grandmother, your great-grandmother.  She is in a nursing home about 2 hours away.  I am so thankful that she is still alive to be able to meet you.  She is the only great-grandparent on my side that you were ever able to meet.  Your mothers’ grandma is still alive out in Idaho and you are able to see her when you … [Read more...]

Dear TJ, I want to tell you about traveling. Two things you should try to do as much as possible: travel and read.  It doesn’t really matter where you travel and it doesn’t really matter what you read.  Just try to do both as much as possible. I’ll talk about reading sometime in future.  But, today, I want to talk about traveling. In specific, I want to tell you about the trip I … [Read more...]

Dear TJ, I want to tell you about the 4th of July. Summer seems to be gearing up to a full swing.  The days here in Indiana are hot, long and humid.  The humidity in the Midwest is terrible.  It makes the days extremely uncomfortable, but I love the summer nights. Coming back from the studio last week, I was driving through the country.  It was about 9:30 at night and the sun was just … [Read more...]

Dear TJ, I want to tell you about the time I heard you existed.  It was on a Saturday morning at about 7am.  I had been up too late on that Friday night.  I don’t know if I had a gig or if I was just out with some friends.  But I probably drank too much and was in a deep sleep.  Your mother came running in, turned on the light in the bedroom, and waved the pregnancy test in my face.  … [Read more...]