For my Wordless Wednesday submission yesterday, I posted a photo of my nephew, Willie, wielding a decorative paddle that his parents own.
What’s it all about? I’ll explain it all for Tell Me Thursday.
My wife snapped that photo of 16-year-old Willie and it pretty well sums up the lad. He’s a hoot, that one, and just tends to do stuff like that, you know?
I’m actually a bit envious of young Willie. He seems to be making plans to head off to the Coast Guard Academy after high school and is obsessed with one day owning a classic muscle car from the 1960s. I hope he succeeds on both counts. He’s at an age that’s perfect for coming up with obtainable goals and figuring out how to achieve them.
My wife took that photo last week when we were visiting her family in northwest Arkansas for Thanksgiving. It turns out that’s about her favorite holiday as she has a large family and they all get together for Thanksgiving. There are no gifts to buy, no real pressure and we all set a day aside to catch up with each other. Fun stuff.
I prefer Christmas to Thanksgiving, but I do see Marci’s point. Christmas is expensive and requires a ton of work – shopping, putting up decorations and everything else. Fortunately, my wife generally shops through the year for gifts and trimmed down our list further by hitting the “black Friday” sales after Thanksgiving. So we can just sit back, relax and enjoy the season (I’ll get my shopping done for her this weekend, but that’s not big deal – I know what I’m getting her and know which stores to visit, so it shouldn’t take long).
I wonder if that “hearing aid” paddle is something that will be passed down from generation to generation…
9 comments:
Can't wait to hear the rest of the story. I hope your nephew is able to achieve all he aspires to. My daughter is in the Coast Guard.
What a great story! I sure hope too about his goals. Nice to see a young man with goal and an aim in mind.
Great story! Thanks for participating in TMT this week!
I do not like that type of hearing aid. I'm pretty sure seeing that come after me I would not listen at all, but I would get lots of exercise running away. All the best to the nephew.
Karen -- Thanks for the well wishes (or, thanks on part of my nephew). I'm sure he'll do well. I hope the Coast Guard turns out to be a great career move -- both for your daughter's and my nephew's sake!
Melitsa -- Yep. I do envy folks who are just getting started out, you know?
Tell Me Thursday -- Thanks for hosting the event. It's really a great idea.
Jude -- I rather doubt young Willy has ever been popped with that thing. Honestly.
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