Family stuff
Nov. 17th, 2003 10:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fuzzygrufI called my father on Saturday. It was his 70th birthday. I never EVER call my father. We get along fine, but have little to talk about. We correspond frequently via email. I did make smalltalk with his wife, which is a big step. Heck, they've only been married 25 years now.
My dad sounded pretty frail on the phone. I just teased him that it was his "old" age, and let him pretend his cancer and painkillers weren't having an impact. He did sound in good spirits. Of course, I'm sure hearing from me was quite a surprise.
I got an email from my sister Judy. Her husband is out of town for the weekend, so she was doing her own version of "While You Were Out." Apparently, she had contacted the show and they were going to come do it, but they overbooked for this weekend after confirming with her. She'll get a "free t-shirt" for their goof. She decided to go ahead and do it on her own. I called her today to see how it was going, and it sounded like she did well. Her husband comes home tonight at midnight, so it should be a nice surprise. I'm impressed.
My dad sounded pretty frail on the phone. I just teased him that it was his "old" age, and let him pretend his cancer and painkillers weren't having an impact. He did sound in good spirits. Of course, I'm sure hearing from me was quite a surprise.
I got an email from my sister Judy. Her husband is out of town for the weekend, so she was doing her own version of "While You Were Out." Apparently, she had contacted the show and they were going to come do it, but they overbooked for this weekend after confirming with her. She'll get a "free t-shirt" for their goof. She decided to go ahead and do it on her own. I called her today to see how it was going, and it sounded like she did well. Her husband comes home tonight at midnight, so it should be a nice surprise. I'm impressed.
