The Rain didn't Stop Us, but the Plain Blue T-shirt Did!

Well, Got my usual four hours of sleep and up and at it! The wife was out early, actually a kiss and see ya later was my alarm.

Kids played out in water this morning, then wife called and told of shareholders meeting and carnival atmosphere where she was assigned, so she came home, picked us all up, and back to the carnival we went! We all had a pretty good spot of fun. There were games for the kids, and samples of various products...Just fun in general. While there it blew up a pretty good storm, so we just went inside and continued on. While inside, the kids made a pretty good defensive line which proved tough to get around (blocking the aisles). There was one fella in particular, like us, was just there checking things out. Nothing very outstanding...Just a normal guy. As he met us, I told the kids to form a single line and the look on his face was the most at ease I have seen in awhile. In the middle of all this "circus" were all kinds of representatives and product ambassadors trying to look their best and most confident. Bending over backwards to play the part and be so inviting, yet this feller in a plain blue t-shirt impressed me the most. His look of satisfaction in life and how he stood aside and bowed to my young daughters...Made a very big impression. Out of it all, it was his sales pitch that I will remember. He probably will never know it, but his simple actions will impact me for quite some time.

Back at home we watched the final in the Lord of the Rings series. Everyone just ate what they could find and had a good kick back night.

The pain was and is quite outstanding right now. Looks like a very long night.