Son

I don’t write about  my son very often, but that does not mean that I don’t love him just as much as I love my girls. It’s just that he doesn’t talk much, and writes less frequently than he calls. He is married to Sarah, and he is the father of Michael, Sarah, Owen and Miss Amelia. He gave Ameila my middle name when she arrived on my birthday, and that made me cry. Happy cry, of course.

He has been in the Air Force for going on 17 years now, another thing that makes me really proud of him. He has been stationed in Texas, Guam, England, and now at Andrews AFB. We don’t get to see each other very much at all–the last time I saw him was in March.

Because our family is so spread out, I asked each of my children to make a wish list on Amazon. Seth’s wish list has cracked me up, but it has also given me much pleasure, because I can see from what he has on there that he remembers things I did for him when he was a little guy.

For instance, on his very first Christmas, I gave him a Curious George monkey and one of those stuffed gorillas with a plastic banana in its hand. And look at this stuff from his wish list:

That’s Not My Monkey (Usborne Touchy-Feely Books)

Super Stretch Screaming Flingshot Flying Monkey

Tub Tattoos: Monkeys

When he was a few years older, we lived in a house that was under the landing pattern for a small local airport. The planes flew so low over our house that you could read the letters on their tires. One day my son asked me where they were going, so we got in the car and drove over to a hill across the road from the airport and watched them land. That became a weekly activity. My son has been in love with airplanes ever since. The evidence is right here:

E-Sky 4CH USB Flight Simulator Training Kit For RC Airplanes and R/C Helicopters

Revell B17G Flying Fortress 1:48 Scale

Revell Corsair F4U-4 1:48 Scale

When he was 13, he loved to watch The Frugal Gourmet on TV. And whenever I bought a new cookbook, I would often find him in the kitchen trying out new recipes. Evidently he still loves to cook:

Farberware Classic Stainless Steel 10-Piece Cookware Set

Tovolo Red Melamine Colander

Trudeau Melamine Mixing Bowls, Set of 3

He has always had a warped sense of humor: who else would put these things on their wish list?

Liquid Ass 1 Ounce Bottle Spray Mist

Pull My Finger Fart Finger Pen

Fart Whistle

But the one thing on his wish list that makes my heart go pitter patter? This:

Love Your Mother. Bumper Sticker

p.s. yes, there are affiliate links to Amazon. But I still love this wish list.