Icarus @ 59 # 208

Yay, the boy is back and the house is noisy and the cats are fretting and his sister is happy to see him and so is his mother and me, oh yes, me too. Of course, its only temporary. Come September we lose them both to University but that's the way it should be. Childhood is liminal, we are lucky to have kept them this long and we really only get to keep them for a short time before we pass them on to others. Nevertheless, the joy is in seeing them grow into this fledgling adult stage. And Dan's a laugh, on the way home (in the airport) he wrote this to the football team (and it was met with much mirth - bearing in mind they are mostly 3-6 years older than him) So lads we have a match on tuesday, as you know I haven't trained since april, I have only played 3 matches since march, outside of work I have only exercised once and I only arrive home from Australia on monday. But my dad's now officially the manager so I'm starting as striker, glad you all understand. As if I would take such a liberty with grown men but its great to see his impishness shining through. I am constantly surprised by the things I find on Youtube and the time that could be spent watching it all is limitless. I was looking for a copy of Thunder Road and found this whole deal - I don't have time to listen to it now but maybe later, when I am writing I will let it roll. In the meantime, 

... in the lonely cool before dawn
You hear their engines roaring on
But when you get to the porch they're gone on the wind, 

So mary climb in, its a town full of losers
And I'm pulling out of here to win...