HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE
NUMBER 1 VOL5
DECEMBER 1ST 2007
WEATHER; NICE, HI HUMIDITY, 57 DEGREES
25 DAYS TILL BROKE AGAIN DAY.
ALL’S WELL IN “MUDVILLE” TODAY, THE ’91 ACCLAIM IS BACK IN SERVICE. KELLY GOT UNDER THE DASH (MOM JUST COULDN’T DO IT AND I WAS OF NO HELP TO HER) AND CUT ALL THE HARNESS FOR THE REMOTE START SYSTEM OUT AND GOT US BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS. DON’T GET ME WRONG, THE REMOTE BULLDOG SYSTEM WORKED FINE TILL IT LOST ITS PROGRAM AND I DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. NOW TIM WILL REMOUNT IT IN THE INTREPID ONLY THIS TIME HE’LL MOUNT THE MODULES AND THE FUSE WHERE WE CAN GET TO THEM IF WE HAVE TO.
NOW, TOMORROW WE’RE GOING TO START ON THE CHRISTMAS OUTSIDE LIGHTS AND THE OTHER THINGS WE HAVE WE PUT OUT EVERY YEAR THEY SHOULD LOOK REAL NICE. THEN THE TREE AND THE INSIDE DECORATIONS WE REALLY DO A LOT OF DECORATING AND MOM’S BAKING FOR CHRISTMAS! I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER WE’LL BE ABLE TO KEEP DOING IT BUT, TILL THEN WE’LL DO IT!
I WANT TO RELAY SOMEMORE THINGS MOM HAS DONE SINCE WE’VE BEEN MARRIED! LIKE I SAID SHE COULD DO SOME THINGS I COULDN’T AND HANDLE THE BUSINESS, RUN THE HOUSE, WENT TO COLLEGE AND CARRIED A 4.0 GPA WHILE DOING ALL THESE OTHER THINGS. SHE WAS THE BEST LEGAL ASSISTANT IN GRAYSON COUNTY ACCORDING TO SOME OF THE LAWYERS AND JUDGES I’VE TALKED TO AND ONE OF THE LAWYERS TOLD ME SHE COULD PASS THE BAR AND BECOME A LAWYER ANYTIME SHE DECIDED TO BUT, SHE WAS HAPPY DOING WHAT SHE WAS DOING, LEGAL ASSISTANT. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON’T KNOW WHAT A LEGAL ASSISTANT DOES LET ME FILL YOU IN; SHE TALKS TO PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS, SHE SUGGEST TO THE ATTORNEY TO TAKE A CLIENT ON OR NOT, SHE DOES EXPLORATION, SHE SETS TRIAL DATES, SHE IS THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE ATTORNEY AND THE COURTS, SHE TAKES HIS KIDS TO SCHOOL IF NECESSARY, THEN, SHE PUTS HIS BRIEF CASE IN ORDER AND SENDS HIM OFF TO COURT TO DO WHAT HE WAS TRAINED TO DO. AND, THAT’S ON A GOOD DAY. MOM WILL HAVE TO TELL WHAT HAPPENS ON A BAD DAY!
THEN WE (I) DECIDED TO TURN AN OLD MOVIE THEATER IN DENISON, TEXAS INTO A BIG BANDS BALLROOM AND SUPPER CLUB. FOR ALMOST 9 MONTH SHE WAS UP ON A 50 FOOT SCAFFOLDING SCRAPING AND PAINTING OLD EMBOSSED METAL CEILINGS AND BEAMS AND ON THE FRONT OF THE THEATER HER AND MY SON KERRY WERE UP ON OVER A 50 FOOT SCAFFOLDING REDOING THE WALLS SO THE 8 FOOT CUT OUTS OF SOME OF THE BIG BAND LEADERS WOULD GET MOUNTED WITH BACK LIGHTING. SHE, KERRY AND MIKE REDID THE MARQUE SO WE COULD MOUNT 2 FOOT LETTERS SAYING; “STARDUST BALLROOM”. SHE DID ALL THIS WHILE WORKING 8 HRS A DAY AS A LEGAL ASSISTANT!
I ORDERED A 4 FOOT MIRROR BALL TO HANG IN THE CENTER OF THE MAIN ROOM, KERRY PUT UP THE MOTOR AND WINCH TO RAISE AND LOWER IT FOR CLEANING, IT TURNED 1 RPM AND WE PUT DIFFERENT COLORED FLOOD LIGHTS IN EACH CORNER OF THE ROOM TO SHINE ON IT. WHEN WE DIMMED THE HOUSE LIGHTS IT TOOK YOUR BREATH AWAY. THIS WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BALLROOM BETWEEN DALLAS AND OKLAHOMA CITY BUT I MADE A BIG MISTAKE, I SPENT ALL OUR ADVERTISING MONEY LOCALLY, THEN I FOUND OUT THE PEOPLE IN DENISON, SHERMAN WON’T SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESES, IT’S MORE VOGUE TO SAY; “WE WENT TO DALLAS OR OKLAHOMA CITY FOR DINNER”. I’VE JUST SCRATCHED THE SURFACE ON WHAT MY WIFE LILLIAN HAS DONE FOR ME IN THE ALMOST 50 YEARS WE’VE BEEM TOGETHER! I’LL CONTINUE TOMORROW.
THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.
HOWARD
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