Today I got out and did my morning walk again.. yes, I am living dangerously but getting at least 2 in this week already…, while walking I had time to think about some family things and how great my parents were at setting us all out on our own, pushing us each to be successful in our own ways, and yet ensuring we remain linked and understand that we need to be there for each other but not get in the way.
Last night my brother called to give me some info on important things for them, just in case stuff… and this morning I got to thinking about that and compared it to a lot of people I know, and it occurred to me that my parents did something that caused all three of us (my siblings) to be respectful and just know to not say anything if it might cause a fight. I can’t pinpoint any thing that was different when I was growing up than what I did or what other parents I know did but it just seems they (my parents) did something. Now maybe my brother and sister do not see it the same way but I don’t remember ever having a big family fight. At least not between us. Yes, we beat up on each other (I beat up on them as I was much bigger) a lot as kids but as adults it seems we are always there for the others no matter what. We may not agree all the time but, in my case, I just keep my mouth shut as I respect that it is or was their decision… but I can’t remember of anything that I really didn’t agree with them on…
On the other end of all that I have met people that can’t stand their brother or sister or just don’t get along and some never talk to each other… I see families fighting over everything, like inheritance or “things”. Kids hammering on parents and whining that they are not treated fair or want more than the others… Maybe my parents gave us the ability to be independent and make our own fortunes and in that way we do not have any desire to fight over the other stuff? I am not sure what it is but I really like it that we are still depending and leaning on each other and will till the end… It
Enough of that stuff… oh wait, I had an old work friend call me yesterday just to hook up… I had been kidding him on his Facebook page that he must of left the country or something… so he called… I find that another great thing in life now that I am retired and not so worried about work, that I still have some friends that I made over the years and now that I have the time to think about it, they mean more now than they did back then… Thanks Greg…
It was just another one of those lazy summer days… after the walk I sat on the back deck and had some bran cereal… need the fiber the doctor says… I then got out and did some parts locating for the next airplane for GS#2… had to get some cardboard the proper length and direction of the corrugations and I got all that cut and ready. It has been awhile since I did some of those older planes and I had to review the plans and go back over the measurements as the pieces I had didn’t seem right and they are not… they are for marking the wings for holes so they are bigger than the actual pieces I needed for the inside parts…
Took off about noon for lunch in town… another exciting then… well at least I enjoy picking up Sherrie and going out to lunch, even if it is not great (although we did Subway today and split the sandwich)… so we did healthy for lunch… then after lunch I went out to the new Academy store… looked around and picked up a fishing lure rigger… pictures tomorrow… that I am using to hang some of my can humming birds… kind of a neat way to hang them out… more like several are clustered up… When I got home I put the new rig out and the birds on it… then back to the shop and got started on more parts for the new airplane… I hope it comes out better than this one (last of the tri-wings I built)…
I should have taken the date off , cause that was a long time ago…
It also appears I need to do a few more humming birds, if the cluster thing works out … I got lots of cans to use up… and that damn grass… might have to mow again this weekend…
WD0AJG