Handyman

I have always enjoyed building things.My earliest memories are of my Dad building houses on Wade Street.Seeing that some how imparted to me that I could build anything.In Lexington at Josh and Ryan,s house my first project was a tree house minus the trees. I had gone almost 2 years without building anything but character. Every time I come up me and the kids find time to go there for a while and I am 10 again.My next project was a wall and door for their bedroom.I had to put in a light and a light switch as well.Of course I always called Joe -Jolene's Dad for electrical advice.It was one of the saddest calls we ever had-dementia had robbed him and all of us . Fortunately he had been a good teacher and like so much in life we have to figure things out on our own eventually.We tiled the bath room next.This weekend I put in a closet and pocket door.I crawled under the house and installed an outlet as my two doctor sons looked on and made comments about snakes-something was wrong with this picture. I got a chance to use my fancy nail guns-it only took me 58 years to catch up with technology.I am sure that their next house will be one that doesn't require any fixing up.It is kinda like being a parent-the kids don't need you as much as they move through life.Both sad and comforting at the same time. As I load my tools I realize this is probably my last project here.Then I hear Cash,Taylor,JJ,and Cooper playing in the backyard-they will all have houses and in 15 or 20 years they may have some projects-good thing I got those nail guns.