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Sunday, April 02, 2006Avast, Me Hearties
 If ye be wonderin' who the scalawag in the picture is -- that be my ever-lovin' father. Yep. No such thing as doing a Pirate Party half-way. Are you in any doubt that my off-centeredness is completely genetic? And you won't believe me, but my dad scared a couple of women walking their dogs on the sidewalk in front of our house. Okay, so I dared him. "Go on out on the porch and shout something like a pirate." Well, honestly, would you expect your 72-year-old father to take you up on something like that? Before I could draw my next breath, Dad was out on the porch, waving his hook and bellowing something about "lassies" to these unsuspecting ladies. You should've seen the one with the baby stroller hustle her heiny up the hill. The other gal forced a smile and said "hi" before high-tailing it away from the rabid old guy in a black bandana. So far, no one has shown up on our doorstep with a padded wagon. And my dad is safely back home in Pennsylvania, anyway. Spencer loved his Pirate Party, though. With a grandad like that, who wouldn't? Now, if I can just get Spencer to stop calling his sisters "wenches" ..... |
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4of my readers are feeling chatty:
Sounds like a great party. My Dad sounds a bit like yours. He would definitely chase after all the kids (and girls) chasing them as Black Beard or something.
Please tell me that I am adopted!
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I wish I had a dad like that! Mine has nothing to do with me or my kids:(
Your dad sounds like a lot of fun. My dad was like that - always looking for some fun...Thanks for sharing this presious story.
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