That’s right, it’s 4;15 in the morning and I’m up because with a swim meet at 6:30 this is how early I need to rise to get to the gym. I like getting up early but this is pushing it just a bit. You know the old saying, you gotta do what you gotta do.
Yesterday was mostly spent out of the office. Uncle T and Aunt B picked the boys up at the pool after swim practice and off they went to Heritage Square. They were gone from about 10 until almost 2 and from what I’m told, had a blast. The day was filled with rides on things like the Alpine Slide and capped off with lunch and gifts for the boys. We were talking later in the day that none of us (maybe Mom) had Uncles and Aunts that took us places like T & B. I offered to grill up some burgers when I picked up the boys at 2 as T & B looked wiped out and had no plans for dinner. I called Grandma who gladly accepted a burger but asked if we could deliver it because she’d been working so much she hadn’t even had the time to take a shower. So when Mom arrived home from work at 5:10, she dove right into getting all the fixings ready for hamburgers. I started the grill and off we went. Uncle T and I ran a burger up to Grandma and then headed back to the house to chow down with the boys, Aunt B and the misses. It was really thoughtful for T & B to take the boys and help us out as we had a packed day of work.
On another note, in the morning I had to run up to a buddy’s house who is a Master Gunsmith. This guy is probably one of the top 5 gun builders of 1911’s or Colt style 45 ACP’s in the World. I had helped him out and arranged for a store I know to sell his $4000 1911’s and he finally had a couple ready that I was picking up and delivering. The kid (I call him a kid as Luke’s about 30 or so) is backlogged about a year, meaning if you order a gun now, you’ll get it about July 2012! That’s how in demand he is. It’s refreshing to see a young guy that’s such a craftsman. Anyhow his parents and grandparents were visiting from Iowa and he wanted me to meet them. They were really nice people and while visiting, his dad was remodeling his kitchen. He installed new cabinets, countertops, and tore out a wall or two to open up the house. We hit it off (like I usually do with people) and I joked how lucky he was as when my in-laws visit they just drink my wine and eat my food, his remodel his house! This is really a joke because they buy the groceries, we cook the food and we all enjoy a game of Bridge.We (he mostly) finished putting together the first 3 of his new alloy model 1911’s and then we headed to his make shift range behind his house to give them a run. I won’t go too much into it as you have to be a “gun guy” to appreciate it, but Luke’s work is equal to that of a fine artist. Anyhow much to my surprise, I came home with the first 4 1/4 alloy framed 1911 he made under his new company name as a gift ( I threw in a new M1A to help offset his costs) for brokering a deal that’ll make him $40,000 or so on the 10 guns my friend ordered for his store. This thing shoots like a dream, even the misses will enjoy it. It’ll definitely be my new go to carry piece. But the thing to take away from all this is that his in-laws came to visit and built him a new kitchen!
Then I was off to the airport to go to British Air Cargo (British Airways) to pre-pay a small fee to clear customs when my wine is flown in from Italy via Germany this weekend. It’s now about 5am and I need to run to get to the gym, get home and showered and then off to the swim meet. There are 3 teams competing today so it’ll be a long long meet. I sure hope all our events are in the morning.
Mom’s a little wiped out from being on her feet all day yesterday and giving Bunkie a shot every single day, morning and night, is taking its toll. It’s now turned into at least a half an hour each morning and night as he’s getting a little finicky about eating which he must first do before getting a shot. She did get a pass last night as the neighbor was over but it’s just a hassle to do this every morning and night but as the misses says, she’s in and has to do it. What a good girl she is!
Time to run because I need to be home in an hour so it’ll be a quick workout. Have a great weekend and God Bless,