Assigned Seating -- For Real

Being a Dad... is a tremedous blessing. We've had lots of crazy moments, many of which I've mentioned here. Here comes another one:

Assigned seating at the dinner table has been a big thing for our daughter Keisha. She decided a few days ago to make it a reality by using a permanent marker to write each family member's name on each chair, so that everyone had their own chair.

Permanent marker. Our almost-6 year old is still learning to spell, so we all had to figure out whose chair went with whom. At least she spelled my name correctly. Nana's chair has "Nononon" on it. She may have spelled Jennie's correctly, except for the upside-down, backwards "e" that is pretty common with kids her age. And we know that her own is hers because it has her name on it.

I remember buying this furniture on a "90 days same as cash" program 7 years ago. I guess we need to continue "breaking it in." But with black permanent marker?

I'm not alone, of course. Victor shares the joy of fatherhood with us.