Bobby Stark-Barton (i_asked_grandpa) wrote,
@ 2010-05-07 20:01:00

In the garage
"I promise this won't hurt a bit," Robert Anthony Stark Barton said as he leaned over the quarter panel and under the hood. His hands worked as he talked. Talking to one of his girls was nothing new. He loved his cars and he loved working on them. His mother said he inherited it from Grandpa Tony and she was probably right. Some of his earliest memories were working on cars with Grandpa Tony.

"I'll make you feel good when I'm done," he continued as his hands worked on engine parts. "You'll be just fine, honey. You'll be purring like a kitten in no time."

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	i_asked_grandpa 2010-05-10 06:41 am UTC (link)
	"When is the auction?" he asked. Fully intending to get the Karmann Ghia done before then along with another car he had his eye on. Why donate one when you can donate two? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-05-10 06:59 am UTC (link)
	"I'm getting it into the winter charity auction. Work the Christmas giving spirit." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_asked_grandpa 2010-05-10 07:15 am UTC (link)
	"Plenty of time," he mused. He could get Penny finished and another one started and finished before then. Though he could also donate Abigail and get a replacement for her. It was something to think about. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-05-10 07:59 am UTC (link)
	"I want to give the kids plenty of time to work on a car," Misha explained. The alternator was textbook to him and didn't need his full attention. "I'm thinking the I'll take in the Firebird and the parts I collected for it. Some of the kids are amazing artists. I'll ask them to submit designs for a paint job." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_asked_grandpa 2010-05-10 08:02 am UTC (link)
	"That's a good idea," he replied. "I'm sure they'll love doing that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

mishaloganovich
2010-05-10 08:13 am UTC (link)

He smiled. Given half a chance, he'd talk anybody's ear off about his kids. The first year he set up the scholarship fund, he managed to send three kids to community college. Last year he sent six on a full ride to good universities and a dozen others to the local community college and a couple of good tech schools.

"That's my hope. Coming up with projects to interest them isn't easy, but I have a lot of help."

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	i_asked_grandpa 2010-05-10 09:00 pm UTC (link)
	"If you need any help down there, let me know. I'll always help out. It's the least I can do." Misha was family. Family always helped family. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-05-10 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	"You always have and I really appreciate it. I couldn't get half done without you guys." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_asked_grandpa 2010-05-12 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	"What else is family for besides driving a person crazy?" he asked as his fingers tightened a bolt. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-05-13 05:00 pm UTC (link)
	Misha laughed. "We're good at that. Does Grandma still tell you that you have more choices for your life than wearing the armor?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_asked_grandpa 2010-05-13 05:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Which one? They both do," Bobby said with a chuckle. His grandmothers were two of the most important ladies in his life, but they did love to freely offer advice and suggestions. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-05-14 07:45 am UTC (link)
	"Blame your parents, kid. If they'd had at least one more, you could've shared all the attention from two generations." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_asked_grandpa 2010-05-15 11:03 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, but then I would have siblings to put up with. I think that's worse. I don't mind spoiling from the grandmothers." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2010-05-15 12:33 pm UTC (link)
	"You get used to having brothers and sisters, especially if you don't have to live with them." The sounds of metal against metal clinked softly from under his hands. "And if you're a lot older." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_asked_grandpa 2010-05-17 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, well thankfully Mom's too busy to have any more." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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