What is a Legacy?

Is a legacy leaving land, riches, or fame?  Most would say yes, but I disagree.

I spent the last week with 5 of my Grand kids.  I see my Legacy in them. 

To most people they seem like normal little kids.  To me, I see myself.  My legacy.

I took 2 of my Grandsons varmint calling.  They are 5 and 8.  Pretty tough for them to sit quietly and wait for a critter to come calling.  But we had a coyote come by and of course I missed!  And so it begins. Another generation of stories and memories.

I told them how I was 5 when I got to go on the only hunting trip with my Grandfather before he died and how much that meant to me.  They asked little kid questions like "Would you rather be eaten by a Coyote or shot with a gun?", really deep stuff.  The same questions I asked at their age.


And so my legacy moves on, not fame or fortune but time spent together creating memories.  And that is priceless.

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!

On Tue. Kay was getting lunch at a drive thru. As she got to the window the window person informed her her lunch had been paid for by the woman ahead of her! How nice! She had no idea who she was.

As she told me this I thought, "What a great gesture! I should do a good deed this week too."

So today I am driving down the Truxtun extension and I see a guy next to an office building on the ground with a wheelchair tipped over next to him. 

What a great opportunity to do a good deed!  I had to drive around the office building and find a parking lot near where I thought he was. I got lucky and pulled up very close to him. I got out and called to him with no response.  I crawled through the bushes and walked up to him and asked again if he was OK?

He never even looked at me but gruffly said "Leave me alone! I'm sleeping." obviously drunk.

I wish I'd been behind the lady at the drive thru!

I am truly blessed

In spit of all my shortcomings and foibles, I am truly blessed with beautiful grandchildren...

Genesis 28

14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the ^anorth, and to the south: and in thee and in thy ^bseed shall all the ^cfamilies of the earth be ^dblessed.

Good Friends are timeless

This weekend I had the opportunity to spend some time with old friends.

Due to the busy distractions of life we had not spent time together for many years. In particular, I'd like to talk about my friend Gary.  Gary is a great example of love and dedication.  While in the Air force his wife left him and their infant daughter.  Gary raised her by himself, finished college and embarked on a career.

Some years ago he developed Parkinson's disease.  It has been a challenge but Gary has met it with the same determination not to let it keep him from having fun.  Our adventure this weekend was pig hunting.  We stayed in his motor home.  What a great weekend! I don't think I have laughed so much in a long time. Good humored teasing, remembering past adventures and planning for new ones.  Besides having a great time and getting some sausage for the freezer, I learned something.  Friend is an eternal word.

The Worth of Friends

I have been blessed by wonderful friends.  We have shared times of joy and times of sorrow.  Slapped each other around when we needed it and uplifted each other when we were down.


The test of a friend is when it's not convenient to be one.  When its a bother, a chore, a pain.


I only hope I am as good a friend to others as they have been to me.


Thank you all!

Fear not...

Today we had a lesson on practicing your faith. It made a deep impression on me. Probably because it was a power point presentation! I love those things!!!

Anyway, the phrase "Fear not, your future is as bright as your faith" by Pres. Monson really struck me!

We can't be worried about failure, what people around us do,  our own fears, the dark, boogie men, our personal failings, inadequacies, past mistakes, the unknown. We have this great experience called mortality.  I want to live it to the fullest!

I hope this is a comfort to you this week.  :)

Love you all

Thinking of my Dad on Memorial Day

I would like to thank my Dad for teaching me patriotism.  Always respecting our flag,  and those who serve it.  In Oct. of 1941 playing football at the Univ. of New Mexico, he injured his knee.  On Dec. 7, 1941 he was in a cast eating lunch in the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity when the radio reported the attack on Pearl Harbor.

While all his buddies enlisted in the Marines to kill "Japs" he was a 4F.  As he rehabbed his knee (not like today) it took a long time.  The Army Air Force seemed like the best branch of service for him.  But Uncle Sam felt differently and told him his knee had to hold up through Ranger training to be accepted at all!.  So Ranger training it was! Later he graduated top of his flight school class '44E and went on to become a Lead Pilot in the 94th BG,  8th Air Force.

The photo is of his crew before they were sent over seas.  They all made it home.

I hope on this Memorial Day we can honor those who made it possible for us to enjoy our freedoms then and now.  To my Son in Law, Lt. Harrington I salute you and pray for your safety daily.

Is there a Doctor in the House?

Wed. we flew to KC to attend Kyle's graduation from Medical School as well as MBA school!  The MBA dinner was at the Intercontinental Hotel Thur. night. It was a very nice evening! On Friday we attended the Med school awards and not to be outdone, Heidi received the Spouse award!

Now we have a full fledged Doctor in the family!

K-Doc we are so proud of you!

As a 6 year old he used to say he wanted to be a doctor. We watched the surgery channel, he went with me to watch my ingrown toe get removed! And now he's a Doctor.

I love you son,

Pops

Happy Mothers Day

Some years ago I was asked to speak in church on Mothers Day. I told the Bishop I was probably not the best person to speak about their Mother! That was why I was asked to speak, everyone always talks about how wonderful their Mother is/was but not all people feel that way. The other point of view was desired.

Regardless of how good or bad your Mother is/was, she gave you life. For today, thank her for that.

I had 2 other women that were Mothers to me. My Grandmother Iva and my Aunt Bobby. They filled in the best they could and I knew they both loved me. They are gone now but not a day goes by that I don't think of them. Happy Mothers Day Gramma and Aunt By.

And Happy Mothers Day to my Mother
Rosemary

You win some, you lose some...

I went up to the ranch to try some archery turkey hunting. I had seen some birds and thought I knew where they were roosting. I got all set and then I head a noise, a bigger noise! Dogs barking, people yelling, cows mooing!

The neighbor was moving his cattle out to the forest service lease and decided to do it right through my setup! Sometimes you cant win for losing :(

At least I got this pic of this big bobcat off a camera I hadn't checked in a while.

Can we talk football?

Is any body else bored with Basket Ball? Can't get into Baseball until Sept.? Frustrated with hockey?

I love football! College, Pro, D-1, D-2 D-3 even Canadian eh? What is there to do til then? Mow the lawn, clean the garage? No, I dream. I dream of my beloved Cougars. Now that they are an Independant and will play Ole Miss., Texas, Utah, TCU and Oregon State next season, I dream of passes sailing the length of the field, being caught in the endzone and the crowd going wild! And then... well, you know its coming. Rise and Shout! And I dream I know all the words...

It was a great weekend!

Jennifer Jean McClintock became Jennifer Jean Hurren on Friday April 15, 2011! We are so happy for her. Jeremy is a great man and we look forward to building that relationship. (As long as he lets me shoot his sweet AR!)

Sat. we headed to Heber for Rhett Hobbs McClintock to be blessed by his father Kyle. Raising kids is a challenge but being a Grandpa (PaPa) is one of lifes joys in spite of all life throws at you.

The drive home was long, but it felt good to back in Bako, in my own bed.