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My two eldest boys

I am finding myself going through a new lesson in life. My two eldest boys are growing up into men. They'll be 18 & 19 this month and I am so very proud of them both. Life flies by so fast, one minute they're babies and I was bouncing them on my knee and now they're young men.

I sort of feel like I am loosing them, as they get older and want to and need to live their own lives. In another sense I am so proud of watching them grow up into fine young men. It sort of feels like my heart is bursting and can't hold all the love I have inside for them, so it is bursting and radiating out of me. Part of me is happy and part of me is so sad. But mostly I am so very very proud. I'm feeling so sentimental tonight.

Hubby and his Hellcat plane.

I'm a Learner Driver doing very badly!!!!!!!!

I've been having a go at learning to drive. I have been learning on a private field and was doing OK. It's just me and hubby on there so there was no one else there to distract me. So hubby and I felt I needed the road as there was only so much I could learn on the field.

Saturday morning, I had my first lesson on the road and totally screwed up! I was nervous, but when I was at a mini roundabout and looked in my wing mirror and I saw there was someone behind me. That was it, my mind went blank, I began to panic and I was shaking all over. I couldn't start the car as I kept stalling it. Then I was revving the engine as I forgot to take my foot off the clutch, it was all going wrong!!! Then as I went to turn the corner, I had the shakes so much I nearly crashed into the curb, and that was that. I got out the car and refused to drive it anymore.

Now I'm terrified to get back behind the wheel, and yet I want to learn to drive, but I am scared of making any more mistakes. I just hate the clutch and gear stick, and also I can't find my bitting point *sobs*

Tonight at my mates sisters house.

Tonight I went to my mates sister's house, where we fed her pets. Here's an Iguana feeding.

A Badger

Today while I was at the fields with hubby (he was at his plane club) we noticed a badger who had come out to eat and drink. He was beautiful and I got just a few feet from him. Here's some video of him, and some photo's.

A Poem For Dad

A beautiful soul so deep inside
A shell of flesh where it did hide,
He brought much laughter and he brought much love
This soul that came was sent from above
He had to learn some lesson here,
Some he loved and some feared
These lessons were not just for him,
These lessons were shared with his children,

His children loved him very much,
He loved them too with all his heart,
The love he brought was never forgotten
In memories of childhood times gone and past
His children will make sure his love will always last

We love you daddy, we always did
We're sorry we didn't get to give you that very last kiss,
It's something we'll take with us to our graves
But I know you're with us every step of the way

Your loves shine through in many ways
We have some photos of those special days
You're never forgotten, you never was
You were always our daddy and the best there was

If we could go back and turn back time
We would do it in a flash to be with you
But there was a lesson to be learned
Even though it really did hurt
It was a lesson that had to be taught
Oh how we wish we had sat down and talked

The Crystal Chandeliers will be sung forever
I'll never forget your sweet voice as you sang
Your guitar you played with much love and grace
It's in our memories dad where you'll stay

© Copyright Margaret Baird April 2008

Below is the song our dad would often play to us, as he sat on the end of our beds with his guitar as we fell asleep. This song brings back memories we'll never forget.