Stilly, I admire your parenting. Congratulations to the both of you.

Since he was mentioned a bit at the top of this thread - I have a couple of Chet Atkins stories. Back in the 80s he and his band stayed at the motel I was operating at the time.

His band members went out and about but Chet stayed in. He would wander over to the office with his big -unlit - cigar just to hang around.

Whenever I passed his room I would hear him in there with his music. The man still practiced...

The day they left they came to the office to say goodbye and his bass man said, Don't you want a picture of Chet?

I was taken aback - I don't usually do that kind of thing - but I said, Oh, yes. Oh, sure.

I got my camera and we went outside. He stood by the car and I snapped the picture. He got in the car and they backed out of the slot.

I droppped the camera. Into a water puddle.

I felt bad, because I knew they probably saw the accident. But I still have the picture- it is kind of dark but it did come through.