Recently Doc and I invited some friends over to the house
before an appointment they had in the local area. Knowing my culinary skills, Doc suggested we
all go out to lunch (actually the couple suggested it as well). Since they had over an hour’s drive to get
here, I thought it would be nicer to have lunch here at the Penny Palace.
It was approximately 1 a.m. the night before the luncheon
and I was preparing the food. Of course
Doc was already in bed. I thought some
energizing music might be nice. I found
a Lawrence Welk Playlist on Paul’s Video Jukebox. Some wonderful old music there – and it’s
FREE! Happy Music. Lots and lots of “oldies”.
The Lawrence Welk Show was one of my (recently departed)
Father’s favorites. Every week the
family would watch that show. As the
music was playing, I began talking to Father out loud. “Hello Father. Are you more comfortable on the other
side? Are you studying and learning more? Hey – neither one of us is/was great in the
kitchen. How about if you help me out
here?” and then I said: “You and I are both Engineers. IF you are here, it
would help if you provided some sort of PROOF.”
Some time between 2 and 3 a.m. I was working across the
kitchen at the Breakfast table. I heard
a noise which startled me. It was the
garbage disposer going ON! I have had
devices fail and go OFF, but to fail and go ON?
It was something from a horror movie!
I was looking for Gremlins to be racing on the counters and sitting in
the blender! Of course I ran to the sink
area and played with the control switch.
That did nothing. I dove under
the sink and disconnected the unit.
Doc hates plumbing work and we had plans for the
morning. Thus I dreaded telling him that
we had a little something we needed to deal with... After Doc had some coffee in him, I told him
the story. I expected him to grumble (he
does not swear) and be quite irritated by the change of plans. He laughed!
I’m thinking: “Huh”?
Doc’s response:
“Don’t you get it?”
Tina: “Get what?”
Doc: “Remember the
video tribute your brother created for your Father’s memorial service?”
Tina “Yes”
Doc: “You were a bit dismayed because there were numerous
great shots of your Father with your brothers in the hot tub, motorcycle
riding, doing things together, hugging, etc.
Yet there was only one shot of you and your Father together. People even joked about the “Father /
Daughter bonding time”.
Tina (laughing):
“Right! That one shot was of my
Father and I with our butts in the air replacing a kitchen garbage
disposer!” (See attached).
COINcidence? You decide.
