I like Aaron. (I like all my siblings, but for certain reasons I'm focusing on him today.) He's a little hard to like when he quotes proverbs about the contentious woman at me and when he won't stop singing Gilbert and Sullivan, but generally he's a pretty nice guy, as the following anecdote illustrates.
After dinner he and I went out to the basketball hoop to play a game of Pig. It went quite quickly although I was hobbling everywhere because the gravel hurt my bare feet. As we walked back to the house I threw the ball to Aaron, but because of my poor aim it hit an obstacle and ricocheted off, ending up rather far down the driveway. I sort of hoped Aaron would get it for me, but he didn't offer, so I tiptoed after it, grumpily complaining all the way. As I retrieved the ball a shoe suddenly hit the ground next to me and was followed quickly by its twin. Did he want me to carry them for him?! I looked up irritably.
"WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR?!"
"So you won't hurt your feet."
oh.
"Thanks!"
I slipped my feet into the shoes, which by the way were miles too big and hot and sweaty to boot (Aaron jokingly offered me his socks, too, but I figured I was better off without them.) and painlessly tromped across all the nasty gravel to the house.
A little thing you say? Yes, but it represents a willingness Aaron has to do things for others that really blesses me.
Hooray for brothers.
(Aaron, now that I've been so nice to you, how about giving me a couple extra quarters of an hour next time its your turn for the pc? )
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Nice disclaimer in the title. Glad you realized it could\would be used against you and took the appropriate action :)
Too late: when it became my next turn for the PC I had not yet read this (obviously). However, I may think about giving you more time tomorrow night....
"YOUR" govt? Man, you really have turned, haven't you?
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