Sunday afternoon was spent working in the yard. I am fortunate enough that at least one of my sons likes to help. So while he was mowing, the drive wheels on the mower just stopped working. It was getting warm and I had a lot of other things I wanted to get finished.
After turning over the mower I see that the belt that drives the wheels has come off the pulley. Of course the pulley is behind a guard and tucked in the back end of the mower. I get the tools and my son helps with a few of the bolts and the blade so we can get the guard off.
When we get the guard off I explain to him how the drive works and what we have to do to get it working again. Then he says "You're a good Dad. You know how to fix lots of things." I tell him I learned a lot of things on the farm that help me know how things work and Grandpa Larry showed me a lot of things just like I am showing him.
It took us more than 30 minutes to do a ten minute job. But, it's moments like these where you understand how important it is to take the extra time to show your kids what you are doing instead of just getting it done as fast as you can. Between my Father and Grandpa Chester I had two good teachers who showed me what to do and let me try so I could understand. I only hope that when my son has kids he can show them how to fix things not just for the moment but for life.
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