My Memory of Uncle Leonard A. Povey

My Granny's brother, Uncle Leonard Povey passed away two days ago.I want to share a fond memory I have of him.

I remember sitting on his lap as a 6 or 7 year-old. He asked me, "Molly, do you have a boyfriend?" "No!" I giggled. "But there's a boy I really like."

"Oh, there is, huh? Well have you kissed him?" he asked me.
"No!"
"Well how is he gonna know you like him if you don't kiss him?"
That question really got me thinking. How WOULD he know I liked him if I didn't kiss him?
Thinking turned into plotting.
The next day at school I carried out my plot, as Uncle Leonard's words rang in my ear, "How will he know you like him if you don't kiss him?"
It all went down on the playground at recess time. Justin often played house with my friends and me, so this would be easy. Justin usually chose to be the mean dad who'd send us kids off to boarding school. But today I told him I was the mom, he was the kid, and I was sending him off to school. And what do mothers do as they send a child off to school? They give their child a kiss!!
Perfect, right? Well, as I "sent him off to school" I kissed him on the cheek.
"EEEEEEWE GROSS!" He hollered as he wiped his freckled cheek with all his might, attempting to remove my gross girl germs.
My other friend then began chanting, "Molly kissed Justin! Molly kissed Justin!" I was horrified.
Not exactly as we envisioned it, was it Uncle Leonard. But hey, it sure made for a great memory and a good story to tell. We'll laugh about it again some day. 'Til then, God be with you til we meet again.