madly twenty years ago and I love her even more today.
Children change your life forever, but it’s the best change one can ever experience. Although we think its parents who teach children I’ve learned more from Caroline and Ben than any two people in the world. Caroline has been easy from day one while Ben has been and continues to be a challenge. But, both are absolute joys and I can’t love anyone more than I love them. There is no more challenging job than parenting and although I have learned much there is still more that I strive to become. I love being Maggie’s husband but I am proudest of being Caroline and Ben’s father.
Work has been much more than I ever expected. To be in probably the most exciting work environment in the world is a dream come true. I get paid handsomely to meet some of the most brilliant people on the planet, hear their plans for making life easier, faster and more rewarding and then help them achieve those goals. I love my job and certainly appreciate the financial rewards that translate into greater freedom and opportunity for my family.
Today, I savor the past and look forward to every minute of the future. I can’t wait to watch Caroline and Ben grow and I will do all in my power to make sure my son has every opportunity and all the blessings he so deserves in life.
Tess, it’s been a wild and rewarding twenty years. I continue to wish you good health, happiness and limitless opportunity.
Dear Tess,
It was a wonderful year highlighted by two family trips.
In December we drove to Squaw Valley for our first family winter vacation. Neither Maggie nor I had skied since college and it showed. Caroline had never been on skis yet was skiing circles around us by the time we left. Ben seemed to enjoy it, too.
A friend from our parental autism group referred us to Carol, a special ski instructor who works with autistic children in the Bay area during the off-season. Finding Carol was a big help and she’s married to Steve, another ski instructor. We hired them both for two hours each morning. We’d all go up the mountain together and then either Maggie or I would ski with Ben or Caroline and one of the instructors. Finally, Maggie and I are past our trepidation of going places and doing things with Ben. It’s been our issue, not his and he deserves the opportunity to experience life.
In June we took a very different trip to Washington DC. Caroline had done so much research on her Apple before we left she had our itinerary all worked out. It was the perfect time for her to have the ultimate US history lesson. We stayed at a hotel near the White House and Capitol and loved being able to walk everywhere. It’s always difficult trying to figure out what’s going on in Ben’s head but I think he enjoyed the trip.
Caroline continues to amaze us. She recited most of the Gettysburg Address as we stood looking up at the marvelous Lincoln Memorial. She also named all the Supreme Court Justices while Maggie and I combined could only name six.
For me, the highlight of the trip was around the corner from the Lincoln Memorial. It was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and specifically the Memorial Wall inscribed with all our servicemen who lost their lives in that war. Since I opposed that war so aggressively I initially had a very difficult time looking at the wall. Then, for the first time in my life I came to terms with the reality that those 58,000 troops who gave their lives were the forgotten victims of our corrupt leaders. Teary eyed I also searched, found and touched my high school friend’s name on the wall.
We’ve decided to move again and have put our house up for sale. There are four new homes being built on a cul-de-sac a couple of miles from us and we’re looking into buying one of these five bedroom six bath two story houses. Rogers Schmidt continues to be more and more successfuland the partner’s yearly bonus is well into seven figures. It sure makes those 80 hour work
Children change your life forever, but it’s the best change one can ever experience. Although we think its parents who teach children I’ve learned more from Caroline and Ben than any two people in the world. Caroline has been easy from day one while Ben has been and continues to be a challenge. But, both are absolute joys and I can’t love anyone more than I love them. There is no more challenging job than parenting and although I have learned much there is still more that I strive to become. I love being Maggie’s husband but I am proudest of being Caroline and Ben’s father.
Work has been much more than I ever expected. To be in probably the most exciting work environment in the world is a dream come true. I get paid handsomely to meet some of the most brilliant people on the planet, hear their plans for making life easier, faster and more rewarding and then help them achieve those goals. I love my job and certainly appreciate the financial rewards that translate into greater freedom and opportunity for my family.
Today, I savor the past and look forward to every minute of the future. I can’t wait to watch Caroline and Ben grow and I will do all in my power to make sure my son has every opportunity and all the blessings he so deserves in life.
Tess, it’s been a wild and rewarding twenty years. I continue to wish you good health, happiness and limitless opportunity.
Dear Tess,
It was a wonderful year highlighted by two family trips.
In December we drove to Squaw Valley for our first family winter vacation. Neither Maggie nor I had skied since college and it showed. Caroline had never been on skis yet was skiing circles around us by the time we left. Ben seemed to enjoy it, too.
A friend from our parental autism group referred us to Carol, a special ski instructor who works with autistic children in the Bay area during the off-season. Finding Carol was a big help and she’s married to Steve, another ski instructor. We hired them both for two hours each morning. We’d all go up the mountain together and then either Maggie or I would ski with Ben or Caroline and one of the instructors. Finally, Maggie and I are past our trepidation of going places and doing things with Ben. It’s been our issue, not his and he deserves the opportunity to experience life.
In June we took a very different trip to Washington DC. Caroline had done so much research on her Apple before we left she had our itinerary all worked out. It was the perfect time for her to have the ultimate US history lesson. We stayed at a hotel near the White House and Capitol and loved being able to walk everywhere. It’s always difficult trying to figure out what’s going on in Ben’s head but I think he enjoyed the trip.
Caroline continues to amaze us. She recited most of the Gettysburg Address as we stood looking up at the marvelous Lincoln Memorial. She also named all the Supreme Court Justices while Maggie and I combined could only name six.
For me, the highlight of the trip was around the corner from the Lincoln Memorial. It was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and specifically the Memorial Wall inscribed with all our servicemen who lost their lives in that war. Since I opposed that war so aggressively I initially had a very difficult time looking at the wall. Then, for the first time in my life I came to terms with the reality that those 58,000 troops who gave their lives were the forgotten victims of our corrupt leaders. Teary eyed I also searched, found and touched my high school friend’s name on the wall.
We’ve decided to move again and have put our house up for sale. There are four new homes being built on a cul-de-sac a couple of miles from us and we’re looking into buying one of these five bedroom six bath two story houses. Rogers Schmidt continues to be more and more successfuland the partner’s yearly bonus is well into seven figures. It sure makes those 80 hour work
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