The Pig Next Door

Aside from being overly quiet, my dad seemed very unobservant. A running joke was that my mom could shave her head bald and spraypaint her scalp gold and he wouldn’t notice. He said he would. And perhaps he did notice things but never let on that he noticed – therefore we assumed he just wasn’t observant. But now it is I who misses out. I wish I was more observant than I am. I think one of the greatest things about spending time with small children is that they observe everything. They notice so many things that I have taken for granted. I love it when I have the opportunity to explore the world through their eyes. Roland is very observant. Hopefully Jenna will continue to take after him and both of them will point out the things that I continue to miss. Jenna...