I meant to jot this down yesterday, but got sidetracked by Pinewood Derby preparations. I showed the boy and the lass how to polish the axle nails for the wheels using my drill press and they were both thoroughly engrossed in the activity for the afternoon. Also, there was much painting going on.
The boy was paid a nice compliment yesterday after his hockey practice.
He and I were in the car ready to head out. One of the volunteer coaches was parked next to us and as I started to back out, the coach motioned to the boy while looking at me. Clearly he wanted to make a quick comment so I stopped and rolled the window down. Again, motioning at the boy he said “He’s a great kid and a real pleasure to work with.”
I’ve spent more than a few pixels here documenting some of the boys tougher moments. It’s nice to spend a few showing that, for all those other moments, he has a lot that are good moments as well. Enough for other people to notice.