Saturday, October 18, 2014

A Father's Musings

::taps microphone::

Test one, test one, check, check, check,

::blows into microphone::

This thing still on?


Today we put our son on a plane to go start his life in the States.  It's kind of surreal.  I expect that it will continue to be strange for a while yet as we settle into "Empty Nesters: Phase One."  Thankfully, we still have a few years before our youngest is due to fly the coop.

I can't help but hope that all the seeds that my wife and I have sown will take root.  I know that he is an amazing young man, sensitive, conscientious, and full of joy.  

The last image we had of him before he disappeared around the corner of the security check point was of him grinning ear to ear and dancing the banana dance.  



Yeah, he's a great kid...ah, erm, young man...and I hope the world is good to him.