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Yardwork love
By Kevin | June 26, 2009
What is it about doing yardwork with my dad that makes the world seem right? With my parents visiting us from NJ, my father and I spent the day cleaning up the yard in preparation for Gillian’s 1st birthday party tomorrow. I don’t know what it is, but there’s something about working hard, outside, with my dad, that just feels comforting.
Maybe it’s something related to all the time my brothers and I spent with him working on the yard, or the addition to the house. For some of our time growing up, it seemed that that’s where love was shared with dad.
And while we were outside, my mother was perfecting her famous pasta sauce that we grew up calling “red gravy”. There was something that hit me today when I came inside and smelled that Italian love wafting through the air.
Then, later, to see them smiling and full of pure joy with my kids…they were clearly relishing every moment, and couldn’t have been any more full of grandparent-love.
Despite the stressors and challenges of life lately, it just felt good today to have my parents here, showing love in ways that are uniquely them.
Thanks Mom & Dad, I love you!
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