Day 2
I drove up to my paretnts lake home to spend the weekend with them. My parents are about 77 years old and do what they can to keep the cabin going. My gift today was to help them with some of the big projects and run some errands with them.
My dad and I went to the hardware store and bought twenty 60 pound landscaping rocks and got them to the cabin. Then we went to the Verison store to help dad get a new cell phone. (He accidently went swimming with it). Next on the agenda was to swing by and pick up my brother-in-laws jetski from the repair shope. After lunch we put the jet ski in and then pulled my folks broken ski boat back to the landing. Helped my Dad get it out of the water and back to the cabin. We ended the day have a dinner at little pub in town.
I am realizing that I should spend a weekend a summer at the lake home helping with projects like this. It was a tough day as I see my parents getting old. Never saw them in that light before. Also realized that their marriage isn't all that healthy. You would think after 55 years of marriage you would be able to get along, but they are constantly bickering. Not much fun to be around.
More projects with them tomorrow.
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Comment by Sharon-May on August 1, 2010 at 9:16pm -
What a great gift Nick. I am sure they appreciated it, and more importantly loved having you around. Just be careful with any "should's" you have in your life. Do something because you can & want to. :-) Bless. xx
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Comment by Mare on August 1, 2010 at 11:40am
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Helping your parents as they age is a wonderful gift Nick. I know what you mean about them all of a sudden "older." Brings reality home that time spent together is so important. I know it was difficult for you to be around the bickering, this makes what you did a much bigger gift. xoxo
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Comment by Deb~ Community Manager on August 1, 2010 at 7:27am -
You gave from the heart Nick and that is important. You seem to make the best of it and I commend you on that... Blessings~
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Comment by Lois55 wwt on August 1, 2010 at 4:09am -
Hi, Nick, you have a familiar story....we travel many miles in the summer to my inlaws, for a working vacation, for my husband's elderly parents.I am sure your help was very much appreciated. Take care...
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