My Dad has always been the type of person to dream of taking an adventure. We have listened to his dreams of traveling to far away lands, hiking some unthinkable trails and getting to experience amazing new places. All this from a man who barely could operate his own dvd player!
He is having an adventure it just wasn't the type he had in mind. My Dad is a prideful man. He has worked hard all his life to give his family the best. He has never been without a job and he always taken care of us. The day after Christmas he was let go from his job because of cut backs. What a shock to us all and what a blow to a hard working man in his 60's. But Dad handled it well, he dusted his self off and set out to find what would be next for him.
After the weeks turned into months he had a opportunity to train some guys on reading blueprints for the company my brother works for. One thing lead to another and they offered him a job. Woohoo, a job offer! BUT there's a hitch, the location of the project is in Kansas City, MO.
Being the adventurous sort of fellow he is he took the job. I won't lie to you the thoughts of my Dad the man who can misplace his reading glasses daily going off on his own was alittle scary to me. The thoughts of him traveling by plane and driving in a unfamiliar city did worry me. But with the help of a TomTom GPS and some courage he is doing just fine.
He is basically the Frat house Dad for several young men whom he is sharing a rental house with. He is running 2 major projects and he is surviving without Mom's watchful eye and useful advice.
I shouldn't have been so worried because Dad is a survivor and a strong man. He served 2 tours in Vietnam , he has been married 38 years, and raised 2 pretty decent kids. That alone is medal worthy in my book. So he has life skills in his back pocket for situations like this. He sees God's hand in this opportunity. Dad has the unique chance to work with the Son that he introduced almost 20 years ago to the construction business.
He is a focused and driven person and believes his work is a direct reflection on himself. He is surprising me that he is learning new skills. He even sent us some pictures he labeled using his new laptop to show us his new residence. He is learning the ropes of the airport and flying. Things that I don't think most guys his age would take to with such an open mind.
Dad we are proud of you. You are in our thoughts. We love you very much. Take care of yourself and we will see you soon.
P.S. to Dad:
If you get to missing Mom too much just burn a few biscuits and it will seems like she's there. Oh and make sure you blame it on the oven. (Come on Mom you know it's funny!)
