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| Friday, 09 May 2008 | |
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Yesterday, I went to the grocery store and got my usual order of bananas. Four ripe and four green. That way, by the time the four ripe ones have been eaten, the green ones are ripe. Immediately after Dad ate his breakfast banana, I still had two left from last week, and so I offered one to Little Sam (which she began to eat while handing Dad his pills) and laid another on the counter for Edna, who was in the next room. Within ten seconds, I caught a glimpse of Dad eating Edna's banana before she had a chance to snatch it off the counter, having forgotten he had just finished one. How nice that Dad's his new soul-mate is an eighteen year-old, banana loving, blond-haired girl.
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| It is a Little Outrageous |
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| Wednesday, 07 May 2008 | |
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Today, Samantha took Dad to physical therapy, and as usual, they stopped in at Borders Books for an iced coffee and a New york Times for Dad. For some reason, when the cashier made the announcement that the total was $9.65, Dad had a small fit. "That is outrageous!" He fumed as he put down the drink and the paper. He refused to pay that "ridiculous price" for two coffees and a newspaper. Dad thinks that should be about $1.25. Samantha called to lament that he had made her leave her coffee behind also, as he loudly commented that this would be his last trip to that particular store! Until Friday. |
| Short Primary Season for Dad |
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| Tuesday, 06 May 2008 | |
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North Carolina votes in the primary today. Finally! I guess anyone who has seen CNN in the past 2 weeks knows that. When I got up this morning, I had a note from Dad that read: Kathy - Am I registered to vote in Pfafftown (our town) tomorrow? I wonder who He'll vote for. I bet he'll ask me who Barack Obama is and if there is really a woman running for President. He is the only person I know who is not sick to death of the hearing about the whole darned thing day and night! |
| Cinco de Mayo |
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| Monday, 05 May 2008 | |
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Today Dad is having dinner with my sister Susan and David and I will enjoy a rare treat of Mexican food on the perfect day. |
| Holding His Liquor |
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| Sunday, 04 May 2008 | |
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Yesterday my new computer arrived with lots of migs and gigs and GHZ so I am able to work more efficiently on KnowItAlz.. My friend Brandon came to set it up and we went to dinner afterward. On the way home, we were talking about the success of our Lion's Club walk earlier in the day (we raised over a thousand dollars to help train a seeing eye puppy) and Dad glumly said that he had no recollection of the walk at all. I told him he had 2 (imaginary) gin and tonics at the (imaginary) after party for the walk. "That explains it." He said with a hint of relief, having been given a plausible explanation for his not remembering the big walk six hours earlier. "Congratulations. You are now officially a black-out drunk." I joked to my Dad, as I patted him on the back and he laughed hysterically. "I used to hold my liquor a whole lot better than that." Dad replied. "As long as you hold it until we get home, you are doing great for your age!" |
| Blind Leading the Blind |
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| Saturday, 03 May 2008 | |
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Today is our annual Lion's Club "Walk for Independence" in which we all walk a mile in order to raise money for the training of a seeing-eye puppy. Dad, David, Jessica and I and a bunch of friends are doing the one mile course. Some of us will be blindfolded as to "walk a mile in the shoes" of a blind person. We were all talking about it last night and Dad , "Am I a member of the Lion's Club?" "Yes", I replied. "They needed someone to bring the average age down to eighty!" REMEMBER THIS? |
| New Age of Dating |
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| Thursday, 01 May 2008 | |
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Last night, my assistant Samantha took Dad out to dinner so David and I could have an evening alone together. When they got home, I asked Dad how his "date" went. "It wasn't a date," he said, "because Samantha drove and paid for dinner." "Sounds like a good date to me!" I replied. |
| Don't Mess with Dad's Cart |
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| Tuesday, 29 April 2008 | |
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Samantha took Dad to the grocery store yesterday. That is where Dad feels like he is doing one of his VERY important jobs: Pushing the cart. Whenever we go anywhere with a cart, Dad is in charge from the time we enter the store until he returns it to the cart collector in the parking lot. When Dad was looking at something on one of the shelves, Samantha casually pushed the cart down the aisle to continue the shopping. "Stop!' he commanded, "That's my job!" "Does it come with paid vacation?" Samantha asked. "My whole life is a paid vacation!" He replied. "Good Point." She said. |
| I May Just Cancel the Newspaper |
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| Monday, 28 April 2008 | |
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We have recently been assigned a new lady that delivers the newspaper. She does a great job, even getting the paper on the driveway instead of in the ditch. |
| More Pants for Goodwill |
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| Saturday, 26 April 2008 | |
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Last night was the beginning of the Junior League Rummage Sale. It is a time honored tradition in the Hatfield family to be amongst the hundreds of people standing in line when the doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dad and I went along with our friends, the Marshalls. Edna and I went toward housewares, and Dad, Sam and Samantha headed for the clothing. I forgot to warn them that Dad still thinks he wears a size 36 pants, and he bought four pairs. Remember THIS? Oh well, at least he only paid $3 each for them! |
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