Singer, Singer, Listner

 

We are on the front porch and the birds are still practicing for their upcoming performance.  It is the most amazing combination of beautiful tunes……until…… Well, let me back up and tell you about Fred.  Fred and Judy are the friends that own “OUR” place.  They have been a big influence on our family.  They have hired my children to work in their businesses when Curt and Kristen were in high school.  They have shared their homes for photography sessions, surprise birthday parties, hosted Kristen’s bridesmaid luncheon at their house and a provided a place for my daughter, Kristen and her bridesmaid’s to dress before the wedding.  It looked like we were in the English countryside at a beautiful manor until you watch the video by Dick Mortenson, the must have videographer for your wedding, and hear the Rice football game in late November (they live across the street from Rice stadium) and hear that so and so is on the so and so yard line and about to score.  But as Judy reminded me and I have told you before, that Kristen’s wedding didn’t have to be perfect to be perfect.  Now how many wedding video’s do you know about that have a football game being broadcast over the audio?  Brings a smile to my face every single time I watch it.  Judy and Fred are giving, sharing people.  Fred is a man of his word.  If he says he is going to be there, he will not only be there, but be there on time and probably just a little early to be safe.  Judy and I have so much fun entertaining our selves that we just get hysterical over the silliest of things.  She also has the beauty bug and we once spent hours in a San Diego drugstore smelling and sniffing and deciding what soap smelled the best.  We welcome new little treasures that we find while we are out poking around in the nearest antique store.  We say “Welcome aboard little buddy” and we both know what that line means.  We have bought something that we didn’t need but really wanted.  But back to Singer, Singer Listener.  Fred is full of funny jokes and funny stories.  He always has a joke for any occasion.  Some have been recycled several times, but I get such a kick out of him telling it, that I would be disappointed if he didn’t.  For the life of me, I don’t see how he stores that may jokes in his head.  One of his stories is when he was in school, the teacher was determining who was a good singer and I guess, to be able to sing in the choir or some singing event.  She went down the row pointing to students saying singer, singer , but when she got to Fred she said listener.  A whole blog could be devoted to how people’s comments determine how we feel about ourselves.  Anyway, all these beautiful birds are singing their songs and some bird to my left showed up and I’m betting that his teacher had just told him he was a listener.  But he was out there trying to join the chorus.  He just sat over on the limbs of the trees trying his best to be apart of the songs.  Singer, Singer, Listener.