Craig and Ed

Two of our biggest fans at The Little Brick House are Craig and Ed.  There are 52 Wednesdays in a year and we probably saw them on 49 of those last year, several of them the year before that and we have yet to miss a Wednesday this year.  Craig has a sandwich named after himself which is a Philly that we add raw onion on after along with banana peppers.  They both love it.  Craig can't eat it right now because the doctor has him on a special diet so he is getting a Muffalatta and Ed orders the Craig just to rub it in.  Craig and Ed are two of the local sanitation workers, garbage men if you will.  We love em.  They have some fantastic stories and are a lot of fun. 

Last week we were talking about kids and got on to Jack and how he loves everything mechanical.  We talked about how he loves to watch informative videos about trains, tractors, trucks, airplanes, boats and anything else you might think of.  He loves it.  He has been really in to this video that details the latest Volvo semi truck and when he turns 16 that will be the truck for him.  He's moved up from the RV he wanted.  Any how Craig and Ed and I got on the topic of their trucks.  They were filling me in on some of the maintenance and other things that go on in taking care of the trucks.  It is pretty amazing.  When it comes to the oil they said you aren't talking quarts, it's gallons.  In the process of conversation Craig offered to let the boys climb up in the truck and honk the horn if we ever see him out and about.  I figured both Jack and Andy would get a kick out of that. 

This morning it just so happened that Craig was in our neighborhood.  They rotate so it isn't always him.  The boys and I were walking to school when he came around the corner.  He saw me, stopped the truck and the boys got to climb aboard one at a time and honk the mighty horn.  It's one of those horns you pull on.  Jack nailed it and then Andy had his turn.  He pushed the center of the stirring wheel but nothing happened.  Craig showed him what to do and he tugged on that horn.  I'm sure the neighbors were wondering what the heck was going on.  While Andy was up in the truck Jack looked at me and with a big grin and lots of excitement informed me that this was a sanitation vehicle.The boys had huge smiles on their faces as did Craig.  It was a fun moment and made the rest of the walk to school fun as well.

I am grateful for good people like Craig and Ed who do simple things that brighten up our lives.