we had gone into the other room to talk about
some things. the guys had a movie to watch....
as we talked we kept hearin' the guys goin'
in and out of the front door. cars movin' in
the driveway. just a general hustle and bustle.
we looked at each other, curious.
could the movie be over already?? did they all
head out?? there was far too much movement from
a group of guys who were sposed to be crashed
out in the attic.
curious, we went out to see what was up...
yo was standing in the hallway. just standing
there.
what's up, yo yo??
he went on to explain to us this whole long
story of how our toilet had started to leak.
zakk was at lowes right now getting parts for
it. they had been under the house checking the
pipes...the whole deal.
i looked at the clock. it was 9:45. zakk would
just make it before the store closed.
josh came down and gave a more detailed description
of figurin' out the leak. between his description
and my guy's teasin...i didn't want to hear anymore!
zakk callled. there was a conference on what kinda
parts to get. i sat down, scrunched my face and asked
exactly what had to be done.
they explained, josh volunteered to fix it. yo told
him no....and more teasing.....
i figured i should be involved so i could learn.
my guy looked at me like i was nuts, told me to let them
fix it. he said 'look, this is what happens.....'
he explained it to me, and said 'there, ya got it. you know
now. now let them fix it.'
there was joking about there only bein' one bathroom
and the emergency plans if it didn't get fixed soon!
more face scrunching on my part.
zakk returned with the parts, it was decided zakk and yo
would fix it, josh would go out for chinese food to feed
the workers. i would hover and fuss.
something i really love about my guy, is how he treats
my sons in situations like this. he respects their
'territory' and never invades with telling them how to
do things or doin' it for them. he stays on the side,
watches, asks a question here or there that they might
not have thought about, and is right there if anyone
asks advice. he slips in looks at what's goin on, consults
a little bit to make sure the guys have a handle on it,
and then steps aside.
he consulted with zakk, discussed the parts,
talked toilet a bit, and then headed home with his son.
he has always been this way with them and it has gained
him a lot of respect from my guys.
before i knew it, the toilet was in the hallway.
i peeked around the corner to see what it was all about.
hmmmmm......wow. actually, kinda cool.
then i left it to them. with just a tad of fussin' and
hoverin'.
before long they were puttin' it back together, josh
was comin' in with some food, and everything was back to
normal.
i never asked them to fix it. i didn't even know there
was a problem. they saw the problem, headed out for the parts,
were so far thru the process before i even knew.
i thanked them up and down.
it's their house too, they tell me.
and i sit here and think how amazing they are.
they can fix anything.
it never occurs to them they can't.
they just do whatever needs to be done.
they're not afraid to ask questions, and at the same time,
they're not afraid to just figure it out.
honestly, my kids teach me so much about life just by
me watching them. i love their willingness to take on
whatever comes their way.
kinda interesting timing...
i think i needed a reminder in how to do that with life.
and once again, my kids teach me how to live......
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