Proud as a peacock!

Greetings again from Central Illinois Land!

I have just recovered enough to put down this short missive about how proud I am of my kids. This last weekend we spent all day in the heat and the sun and the wind and the rain at a local Old English Fair and my kids were a joy to be around. My son was even willing to try on some new "Historically accurate" clothing that was nothing like he had worn before. He was even willing to wear wool, in the middle of 90 degree heat! And on top of that, he competed in the archery contest and made a good showing for himself. He even made his own bowstring and medieval arrow that is as good as anything I could make! And my daughter was also very pleasant to have around, especially when we had our dog at the fair and she kept a very close eye on him and helped me out, and I got to see her outgoing personality in action again. At these fairs, she tends to loosen up and go exploring and visiting with people she sees only occasionally and usually comes back with great experiences.

And then after the weekend, I went with my son to the Summer Camp at the Boy Scout Camp at Camp Drake. Camp Drake is a great place to be as a Boy Scout. While there, I discovered that my son posesses the same ability that myself and my father have, and that is a sharp eye and steady hand with a gun, especially a rifle. He scored 10 out of 10 on the target range, trying to put 3 bullets out of 5 into a target the size of a quarter at 25 yards. He did this every time and sometimes put 4 bullets into the same hole!! It was great to see!

Shooting sports are a big thing in my family, so much so, that our motto could be God, Guns, and Gears. (gears meaning vehicles) I suppose that I will be purchasing a new gun for him soon, but that is okay. You can never have too many guns. Everyone should have at least one.

And more about my daughter. Apparently she is excelling in her "Little Vibrations" show chorus and will be performing at the 4th of July at our local park! My wife says she is really good. I have not seen any of the practice sessions, but that is because I want to be totally surprised!

This is the reason you have kids. So you can live vicariously through them. It also makes you feel a bit more important in the world when your kids excel! I will try and post pictures to this posting later!

That's all the gushing for now! Later!