Fixin' Stuff

Tim loved takin' things apart
Just to see what made 'em tick
Dismantled so many appliances
His Mom was nigh 'bout licked



He had a really inquirin' mind
Chocked full of curiosity
And a fine knack for fixin' stuff
On that, we did agree



One spring day Tim decided he'd
Take apart the riding lawn mower
Then put it back together again
You shoulda seen Mom's glower



Through the years he piddled 'round
Then started leavin' things ignored
He'd learned to fix so many things
Tim was finally gettin' bored



Mom wanted to give Tim somethin'
That would really grab his attention
So one year good ol' Santa brought
A model Visible V-8 Engine



When he opened that model kit
Tim pert nigh filled his britches
Squealin' and jumpin' excitedly
The boy had us all in stitches



He immediately cleared a workspace
With newspapers on the kitchen table
Then laid out the parts so carefully
Every screw and wire and cable



Tryin' to do it in an orderly way
Tim hurriedly gathered his tools
Then he read the instruction page
So he could follow all the rules



After he got the parts all glued
Tim felt like rollin' in clover
Until he noticed that lyin' there
Were parts that were left over



"Oops!" he said with tongue in cheek
This thing is never gonna start
After tryin' to get it goin' anyway
Dejected, he took it back apart



This time, he worked more carefully
And with Mom's help and blessin'
It worked just fine and when it started
Tim had learned a valuable lesson



It's now been nigh on thirty years
Since he got that model toy
Now he's a man with a son of his own
But Tim is still a good ol' boy



Kathleen McCoy EldridgeŠ
May 19, 2006
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