The Neubauer family seems to obsessed with perfectionism. Everyone wants everything to be perfect...unfortunatley, life is NOT perfect. This past weekend, I have been driving a classic car. This is one of several cars that Nils and I bought during our almost 20 years together. Nils never had many opportunities to drive his classic cars--yes, he had fun searching the internet for the 'perfect' car, had fun traveling to see the cars, and had fun when they arrived, or when we went and got them ourselves. He never got to enjoy driving them very much, because he was caught in the 'perfect' trap; waiting for the 'perfect' occasion/time/event--whatever to go out in the car(s). Because of Sam's age, he didn't want Sam in the car(s) much, so when we DID take a car out, we would have two vehicles, the classic car, and the "chaser"--with me driving the chaser. The boys and I had fun this weekend, doing our errands in the Chevelle--we weren't looking for the 'perfect' anything..just looking for pure enjoyment.

A few years ago, we were getting ready for a major family event. We spent months getting our house ready--PERFECT--for the influx of relatives, only to have some relatives not able to come at all, or, choosing to spend the time at a hotel, instead of spending additional time with the family.

Having lost Nils at an early age, hopefully we can all learn not to strive so much for 'perfect' but to strive for togetherness, fun and love. Nils liked his cars, but he loved his family---and lord only knows, we are NOT perfect!!!

Once my daily driver gets out of the shop, the Chevelle will go back into resting mode, until I have a day off and we decide to 'have some fun' not waiting for the 'perfect' occasion, day, event, etc.

Where will our travels take us????