[Rhodes22-list] 8 Lowes on Country Rhodes Sunday

[Herb Parsons]

I have a buddy that's a down's "kid" (he's actually 30 now, but he's 
been a tag-along with me since he was about 19). He loves going sailing 
with me. It was an interesting thing to watch. He was terrified when he 
first got on the boat. We took over an hour before we left the slip 
because he seemed so uncertain about going out. Finally, I told him 
everything was ready to go except for putting on life jackets. He picked 
out one of the type that zips up in front, and has three straps in 
addition to that. It was like flipping a switch. He relaxed, and 
everything was good.

Now when I take him out (typically just once a summer is all we can work 
out, he's VERY active), he puts on the life jacket, and he's fine with 
everything.

As a side note, Brad has been been involved in Special Olympics since 
I've known him, regularly bringing home medals and trophies. The other 
day in church, they announced that he hit a hole-in-one playing golf. I 
asked his mother about it, saying I didn't know they had Special 
Olympics golf. She said it wasn't Special Olympics, that he made an ace 
on a regular local Country Club course, playing against his father, on a 
par 3, and his father hit a 5 stroke.

I was amazed.

cjlowe at sssnet.com wrote:
> Went to the lake after dinner on Sunday with the whole family-Carol,my
> wife-Jeremy,30 year old son-Niki his wife-the grandchildren,Hunter
> 10,Caeden 2,Thomas 1 and daughter ,Brittany 23. Pretty cool having
> almost 900 lbs of rail meat aboard.The winds were 8-14 mph,so we kept a
> pretty good pace up all afternoon. Brittany has Downs Syndrone,and she
> never really liked going sailing the other two times she went with Carol
> and I,but in family mode,she had a blast.She even took the tiller for a
> couple miles,until she got pissed at dad for helping her avoid the house
> boat that had the nerve to get in her way. And as an end of the summer
> treat ,we saw the bald eagle for the first time this year.
>
> Jerry Lowe
>
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