Sign of the Times Part 18

Sign of the times

The Michel Family

Part 18

Chapter 32

They sent food over for us from across the street Gina, Stephannie Jon, Heather Cindy, Hope Britney, May, Melody, Cindy, Susan, and Charlotte Britney came over we talked the most of the day and then the boys moved their stuff over. This is where they started out so many years ago and now they were home to take care of us we were now the seniors I no longer wore a side arm nor have we for many years now.

Judy and Cindy took Johns old room and I in my room. It was nice having our first born children with us. Sara was often pouting as her Cindy reminded her of Young Brad even though he has been gone for over 50 years.

Things moved along we went for walks a lot and our daughters went a lot to we were the seniors group and then Brad Jr, moved in the year was 2095 his hip was gone hard to get around we set a bed up in the living room.

Sara came out of her slump she had someone to take care of Brad Jr. stayed in bed a lot and even though we encourage him to get up he had given up and even I couldn’t convince him.

He started taking some of our stronger meds. Brad 3rd came and talked some, but he was a different person than Brad Jr. and I. He thought change and progress was a good thing. With both of us saying no, he did listen but you could tell it was out of respect not logic as we seen it.

Sara passed in the dead of winter in 2096 we had a funeral but her body was stored in one of the empty containers in the garage. We held our funeral in the garage we now had over 2700 people so even our garage was not big enough. In the spring Brad Jr. passed at 48 years old. On the other side of Beau a new grave yard was started with Brad Jr. at the head which was fitting.

Sara was quietly buried just Brad 3rd, myself, Judy, and Cindy were there. Afterwards I showed Brad 3rd the marker I had made as I was having a hard time getting my hands to carve the dates then black them and paint them. He helped me personally to carve Sara. Brad 3rd. thought this should be placed now for all to see as our mothers and greats are being forgotten.

He also carved a cross piece and carve lest we forget the mothers and Father of us all. He drilled it out of the main pole and made it a tight fit wedged with Black spruce. Brad 3rd was good with his hands and like wood. He showed me some of the carvings he has done growing up. He said, “Since taking over he has had no time.”

I mentioned to him he needs to elect a council from all aspects of the community to farming, building, green house, housing, hunting, vehicles, security, don’t take it all on it is too big now for one man. That put Brad Jr. to an early grave.

Brad 3rd was a smart man and I said, “You are the head until you pass it on but the others need to run their own department with you having veto power, if it is too off base for the welfare of the family.”

“Always put the welfare of the family first at every meeting drill it into their heads that if it does not benefit the family it don’t belong at council.”

Brad 3rd says, “No wonder they called you the master, my great grandfather, I wish I had your brain making something so hard be so simple.”

“Son leaders will always show up they naturally rise to the surface, utilize them. Your job is to seek out these leaders and help them to lead their field you don’t need to know their field just an overview how it helps the family.”

Cindy and Judy wanted to know where I was all day and I said, “Finishing a project with Brad 3rd a project I started 40 years ago my loves.”

In the evenings while the weather was good we would walk to the swing or be carted around to see some of our family. It was easy to see now the males were about 10 to 1 so pregnancy was over 2000 a year the subdivisions with apartment buildings were going up windows were restricted and it was all shutters they were studying and did build a crude glass making shop after a number of years.

Cindy, Judy, and I were in the yard when a hole was dug above my head where I was to be buried.

Brad 3rd brought out my 40 year project.