This place is awesome. Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers. And for watching the video I made. I took my 2 year old for a drive after work today. He's been asking all week, "ride in the blue car?" It was a pretty tame drive, but we had a lot of fun.
72T, You got it right exactly. My dad taught me to drive in his 1977 Ford F-150. He was hanging on for dear life and stomping the imaginary brake the whole time. He was a nervous wreck the whole time and I wanted to give up. He told me, "If you learn to drive this truck you will be able to drive anything." He was right and it was worth it to him for me to learn to drive in a real automobile.
I actually wanted the truck because it had been so much a part of our lives for so long. My older brother has the truck now. I know he is smiling down as his boys drive his truck and Porsche. The people at the cemetery let us take him to the funeral reception in the back of his Ford. My brother and I in front with my dad's flag-draped casket in the back of his truck listening to "I get around." I will always cherish that memory. I will try to upload a pic, but I'm still figuring that out.
Like I said, you guys are awesome and I look forward to many years on this thread and the adventures to come. Thank you again.
Tim
