Big boy toys…

I came to the realization tonight that my family is a boy in the body of a 68 year old man. Just when I think I know him and have a clue as to what makes him tick I am proven wrong yet again. You would think that a man his age would want something like fine wine or cigars for Christmas but he did not. The one thing he wanted this year was a remote control helicopter. In fact he wanted one so much that he decided to buy it for himself. He was so excited by the idea of this particular helicopter that he also bought one for me. I would never expected my serious and businesslike father to take an interest in this type of thing. He told me that he saw a teenage in the area where he lives flying one and he just thought it was the neatest thing. So, it goes to show that even when you think you know someone there is always room to be surprised. Tomorrow my father and I will be getting together to fly our helicopters. I only wish this is something we had done together about 30 years ago.