kites

We flew kites today. Hannah has one of those triangle ones that she got for her birthday last year. The other two didnt have kites, and when we were grocery shopping the other day they found these 99cent old school diamond kites. I took them out of their package, and lets just say its been a while since I put one of those together:)
They had these tiny little tails that I knew werent going to cut it, and to get them to fly well I ended up with about 15 feet of ripped up old dress on one, and bunch of ribbon stuff that Angie found on the other.
We were just getting them to fly decent when the wind just STOPPED. Hannahs kite, which flys with very little wind, just slowly floated almost straight down, and the others dropped like a rock. It was strange. Im sure we wont have to wait long for more wind, this is Nebraska after all:)

Have Patience

I think one of the best things you learn dealing with cars, is patience. Ive been working on things that "go" since I was little and they can be extremely frustrating. Over time, you learn that the car is an inanimate object. It doesnt feel, or think, and it isnt trying to make you mad.
A perfect example of automotive frustration is installing a manual transmission after changing the clutch. Things have to line up just right or it wont slide together. On several occasions Ive literally spent close to an hour just trying to get the transmission to line up. A couple of times after fighting it, Ive stopped for a minute, then pushed on it with one hand and it slides right together with ease. :)
Anyway, I was just thinking that my experience with working on cars has translated into me being a more patient person.
"Lord, give me patience, and give it to me now!"