Topic: A morning in the garage with the boys!

[cleveland]

Got up at 6 am, ate some breakfast with the boys and hit that garage.  I have 5 engines that need to be torn down and sold off before I can get to my project bike.  We were out there till lunch and I could have pounded out a few of the engines, but I let them do quite a bit of work.  Only made it through one of the 650 engines (that leaves 1 more 650 and 3 550's), but the time spend was worth the slow pace.  Here they are (not fighting for once) working together on ripping this engine apart. 

Proud dad puffs out chest.



Thought I'd share the fine morning with ya guys.

Nate decided the other morning that it would be a good idea to cut Dylan's (Dillon) hair.  Can you guess who was the cutter, and who got cut?  Poor kid, I almost let Dylan cut Nate's hair to teach him a leason but I decided against it.

[upperlake04]

Good stuff Cleveland   The boys will remember the happy days with their Dad. Hair cutting? Those events will be fun stories down the road - these years are good practise for the heavy episodes that come later when they are 14 and 16 like mine.  Enjoy your day!

[nickjtc]

Excellent stuff. Bonding opportunites like that are the foundation for great memories in the future. Trouble is, they grow up so fast. It seems like only yesterday that my two were that age. 29 and 26 now!

[medic09]

SWEET!

This is the best kind of gift your boys can have.  The memories of this stuff makes for a better life now and later.  Good for you all.

[ledbetter]

you are a great dad for letting your boys help like that Making some great memories for tham.

Ledbetter

[cleveland]

you are a great dad for letting your boys help like that Making some great memories for tham.

Ledbetter

Great dad my a$$!  I'm a slave driver, "Back to work boys! No break for you!" 

[medic09]

you are a great dad for letting your boys help like that Making some great memories for tham.

Ledbetter

Great dad my a$$!  I'm a slave driver, "Back to work boys! No break for you!" 

Oops, we got it wrong.  This is actually a violation of Child Labor Laws.  Looks like Child Protective Services should be notified. 

[cb650]

And I was thinking I was the only Ahole who made the kid(s) work.   And I also have pics to prove it.




               Terry

[xtalon]

Very cool!

I have pics like that of me when I was about 4-5 yrs. old.

They're hooked now!   

--xTalon

[cleveland]

Funny thing is I have to ride them to get them to clean their room, but they fight over who gets to clean the fenders.  Go figure. 

[Bob Wessner]

Funny thing is I have to ride them to get them to clean their room, but they fight over who gets to clean the fenders.  Go figure. 

We finally gave up on my daughter when she was younger. We just kept the door closed. The only other rule was no food in the room. Seemed like a good rule if she wasn't going to clean.

[cben750f0]

AH the memories.... thats what dad used to do with us boys, go out and buy an old holden, then fix it up to go get wood for the fire, we would "help" dad, but it was all good, now i know my way around a tool box, and machine shop..... well done mate, better than draggin them out there and them hateing it..... hats off..


peace

[jtb]

Cleveland,
I tried to get my Grandson to putz around with me on my 750F.  He didn't want to do anything except play with his computer. 
Keep your kids in touch with your life, you're doing great!

[sparty]

Clev,

Cute kids, they must look like their momma.

Seriously, I remember when my grandfather and dad would let me into the garage.  Those are still my fondest memories.

I had a hair cut like that once, but it was self imposed at age four.  It is amazing that I still have ears.

So who spilled all of the oil in the background?

Sparty

[cleveland]

So who spilled all of the oil in the background?

What oil?    LOL!  I thought I drained all the engines, but one of them I guess I never got around to.  I must go through a million card board boxes and a dump truck full of cat litter every month. 

[Rocking-M]

You must have fed them lots of coffee for them to look that wide awake at 6am
Get more work out of them that way eh?

[bill440cars]

             Cleveland,

                     That's the way I got my start. My Grandfather & my Dad had a motorcycle shop that my Grandfather started in 1932. My Dad was 7yrs old and got his start in that shop, Then I came along in 47' and  when I got old enough to walk, I got to start taking motors and things apart. Then , when I was 14, I had to put my first street motorcycle together from scratch. At the time, I thought it was totally unfair to have to do it that way. Later, a few years later, I was able to appreciate the experience.

                                                           Later on, Bill    

[toycollector10]

A nice picture cleveland. I always say the best thing that you can give to your children is your time. It sure worked for me!

[cleveland]

You must have fed them lots of coffee for them to look that wide awake at 6am

Riiiight.   Those kids are either wired or sleeping.  I don't think they don't have a middle ground.  Me on the other hand...............well, I needed 2 cups of coffee to crawl out of bed. 

[ledbetter]

just 2 cup's,more like to full pots and a cattle prod to get me out of bed some days

Ledbetter