My son Billy's first 'own money watch'.

[spuds]

My family & I've had a pretty dismal 2012 so far & it's not going to get better any time soon to be honest (among other many other traumas & a death in the family, my Father In Law... who's genuinely onea life's Good Guys.... a guy who's never had much but always provided for his family & never did wrong by anyone & who is just a genuine, dependable, honest & just a thoroughly decent man...... has been diagnosed with very advanced & inoperable/terminal bowel cancer).....

But nevertheless 'Life goes on' as they say & my thirteen year old son has been saving up his wages to buy his first 'own money' watch (ie: that he bought himself)....
& I could not be more proud of him.

He jumps in the truck with me when I leave for work at 0550 every morning....
in all kindsa weather no matter how cold or wet or windy it is & however tired he is he does his paper-round without fail....
seven days a week & never takes a day off (unless he's booked it with his Boss)....
& he always does the 'no-shows' rounds too & he budgets & he forecasts & he researches & he saves & today was the day he wanted to buy his first 'own money watch'.


I can honestly say that it's been the very best day either of us has had so far this year, & I am just so very happy & deeply grateful that even with all the sad'n the bad stuff going on lately we still got to enjoy onea those 'memory-days' together y'know?

So my friends this thread isn't a 'sympathy seeker' nor is it about the doom'n the gloom'n the bad stuff we all endure.

It's about the good & the young & the future & 'memory-days' we all hope to enjoy & to share with our kids....

& it's about my youngest son Billy's very first 'own money watch'....
His G-Shock GW3000B-1AER.