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Parker and Copper enjoy the zoo. They are amazed at the size and power of the elephant, and by the delicacy and grace of the ducks. They realize that in this world things exist at all scales, from vast continents to sub-atomic particles, and that their place, is somewhere in the middle. They understand that their role is to act, and to be acted upon in this thing we call life, so that their lives become intertwined with the lives of others in a meaningful way. They know, that as small as they are, their influence is vast. At least, that is what they said (they sound like raving lunatics to me).
I must admit, that at first we were quite concerned about how tired Parker was. We thought that maybe we had over done it. Not that there was anything wrong with asking him (with a little compulsion mixed in) to rake the neighbor's yard, walk my boss's dogs, assemble concrete formwork, weld together the steel frame of a 70,000 sqft building, or to make cookies for the new cookie store we opened at the mall. But it was probably a little bit ambitious for one week's worth of work. All the same, we were starting to worry about how little energy he had. That is when our next great idea hit us. We went out for a night on the town and sure enough, when we came home, he was right were we left him (Oh, next week is going to be a good one too).
Grandpa just couldn't stand what we were doing with our son. He said, "hiring him out to the highest bidder just isn't right. I brought his mother into this world, and she borned him, so I deserve at least a 50% cut." So, he put parker to work washing the neighbors' cars for 20 bucks a pop.
It is a good thing Parker enjoys working so much. And it certainly doesn't hurt that he loves tractors. So when his Great Uncle said he wanted some help cutting his grass, we hired him out. But don't worry, he gets his cut (all he wanted was to ride the tractor).
Parker and Copper enjoy the zoo. They are amazed at the size and power of the elephant, and by the delicacy and grace of the ducks. They realize that in this world things exist at all scales, from vast continents to sub-atomic particles, and that their place, is somewhere in the middle. They understand that their role is to act, and to be acted upon in this thing we call life, so that their lives become intertwined with the lives of others in a meaningful way. They know, that as small as they are, their influence is vast. At least, that is what they said (they sound like raving lunatics to me).
