Pay It Forward!

So we bought an old boat last fall and have loved having it this summer! Since it's old we've ran into a few problems here and there, but it's been an adventure! Couldn't found a better price and the family time we've spent together on it, it's worth every penny! We took it out the 24th of July and had a blast on it! The kids really wanted to watch the fireworks from the Lake but we had already decided that it wouldn't work because we wouldn't get back until way late and I needed to get home to the baby. Well it turned out that we boated for 5 hours and just as we were going to come back in and head for home, the engine killed and wouldn't start again. So we ended up staying another 3 hours and watching the fireworks which was pretty cool once the mosquitos decided they had drained enough blood from us and left us alone! I think we pulled into our drive 10 mins to midnight! A memory we'll never forget! I think the kids had a blast and will love to look back at that one! I'm just glad we didn't have to spend the night and that it was a nice evening! Luckily we ran into someone that had gone out to tow their brother-in-law back in and then he came back for us because the sheriff boat couldn't find us. Bless that man! We offered to give him cash for the gas and he told us to "Pay it Forward, and return the favor!" I'm so glad there are still Amazing people like that in this world!! On that same note, probably a month before that we were stranded close to the dock (yeah when I said we bought an old boat, I meant an old boat) but a man and his family picked us up and took the kids around on their nice $50,000 dollar boat!! He just knew how it was having an old boat and getting the kids all ready to go and then not being able to go out! How cool is that, a complete stranger! He also wanted nothing in return, and just said to return the favor! I only hope that I can be that kind of person!