And as in uffish thought he stood, The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,

Dad has never been happier. He adores Mason. He loves Shannon with all his heart.

I'm glad that this marriage is working out for Dad. Cause he is my best friend. He deserves happiness big time after Mom.

His artwork goes well these days. He can get some good money for a sculpture.

This is a farewell pic to Dad's collection of relics from his overseas trips. He said a private museum sounded cool when he was 14 but it was too much work in the long run. Some trips, you'd be lucky to find a few items. Trying to build a good collection was also very dangerous. Dad says the best tombs also have the most traps.

For the last party, Dad bought this big professional bar. Since then, he's spent some time teaching himself to make drinks. He's already improved a lot in a very short time.

We do still hear the crash of a bottle hitting the flow pretty regularly. Dad always looks a bit sheepish that he killed another one.

Dad's drinks aren't always a success. This one caused him to spew big time.

But he just tried a bit harder. The next step is to try this out moonlighting at a local bar.

My cousin Picasso got married the other day. His new bride is called Jasmine.

Everyone wishes him well.

It was early in the morning, Dad and Shannon were still in bed.

So I finally had a chance to play with Mason. He's a bit noisy, but having a little brother isn't too bad really.

Mason is a very spoiled baby. It seems like Shannon and Dad are always in there cuddling or playing with him. Dad says wait till he's a little older. He'll be the cutest boy in town.

I'm not sure I agree. He'll never match Clayton for cute.

Dad finished another ice sculpture. Looks pretty cool, doesn't it?

Then he started on a metal sculpture when his torch malfunctioned.This wasn't so cool.

He tried to swat out the fire but that wasn't working too well.

So he jumped in the shower to extinguish the fire.

Fortunately for all of us, that worked.

"Hey, Kitten?"

"Yes, Dad"

"Could you not tell your Aunt Brooke about this?"

"Why?"

"Her mom caught fire when she was a baby. Knowing that I caught fire might freak her out a little."

"Ok Dad."

"And Kitten?"

"Yes?"

"Have you visited your mom lately?"

Well, to make Dad happy, I went over to Mom's after school. I thought she was home. I really did. But I stood outside the door for ages and no one opened it.

If Mom was home, it was pretty rude of her not to answer the door.

I decided to go over to one of the local beaches with a fishing hole. I love fishing. Found that redhead dude Mom currently lives with and had a brief chat to him.

Travis seemed nice enough. I wonder when he'll get sick of the parade of other lovers Mom seems to have.

We heard that night, Aunt Brooke and Uncle Hans had a fire in their backyard. Fortunately the fire department made it in time to stop the fire from spreading to the house.