Tuesday, February 21, 2006
I cleared my throat ...
"I and her mother have decided that if this is what makes our daughter happy, then we will support her." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. I gave Eldest Daughter a big hug, and the rest of the ceremony was over quickly. In the kitchen, I saw JJ spiking his punch from a flask her carried in his...
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Monday, February 20, 2006
Who Gives This Woman Away?
Now the standard response when the preacher asks the father this question (in front of assembled family and friends) is to say, "Her mother and I do." I tried, but those words wouldn't come out of my mouth. I stood there frozen, the room quiet as a church with the exception of my friend Lisa...
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Sunday, February 19, 2006
Eldest Daughter's Big Day
The night before the wedding, I asked Better Half again if there was anything in particular I needed to do the day of the big event. Nothing, she said. We've got it all handled, blah, blah, blah. We know better than to depend on you for anything, yada, yada, yada. It's all UNDER CONTROL. So Saturday...
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$400 for Flowers????
Imagine my surprise when I came home yesterday, the house cold as a morgue and Better Half and Kris in full wedding decorating mode. The garage was filled with roses, and Kris was arranging away – centerpeices, bouquets, bootynears. The mantle was completely covered in flowers, and his first...
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Friday, February 17, 2006
You Do The Math
I often joke that Columbus was one of my ancestors, because I easily get lost and have no sense of direction. Nine times out of 10, I'm on the right road, but going the wrong way. So there I was, in the middle of nowhere, no cell service, trying to remember directions that went something like: Go...
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Thursday, February 16, 2006
Close Call
Today, one of my customers came in to drop off some paperwork, parking her truck on the gravel because it leaks oil and she didn't want to stain our parking lot. As we're chatting away, Ron comes into my office and asks the woman if she owns a red pickup. "That's my red pickup outside," she said....
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Close Call
Today, one of my customers came in to drop off some paperwork, parking her truck on the gravel because it leaks oil and she didn't want to stain our sidewalk. As we're chatting away, Ron comes into my office and asks the woman if she owns a red pickup. "That's my red pickup outside," she said....
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006
The Big Wedding is TWO days Away!
Saturday afternoon I will have the honor, pleasure and obligation to walk Eldest Daughter down the aisle and watch her marry her Dopey Boyfriend. When the preacher asks who gives her away, do I HAVE to say I and her mother do? When the preacher says is there anyone in the room who objects to this...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2006
If I took her to dinner Saturday, do I still have to buy flowers today?
Better Half and I had our Valentine's Day night out Saturday, where we did what we usually do on date night, namly drink and eat at the bar of our favorite restaurant. I don't think we've ever been inside the main dining room, probably because no restaurant is worth an hour wait and I can never...
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Sunday, February 12, 2006
Broke Truck
I admit I don't know much about automobiles. But I do know that when something sounds amiss and there's smoke coming from under the hood that you're in trouble, especially if you're 25 miles from the nearest town. That God for wireless communication. This past week, I've driven from Fort Worth to...
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