Today's early morning discussions while enjoying a hot cup of coffee, centered around recent visits from friends up north. This past weekend Gracie Baby, now residing in Florida near Venice Beach, made the trip to Disney, with son Roger and friend. The respective husbands, Mr. Bill and Roger Sr. opting to stay put at home. Gracie-Baby says, with animals now part of the household, overnight stays out of the question. Mr. Bill on the other hand, not feeling in tip top shape this past weekend. So it was a time for Gracie and I to catch up on happenings to the North.
Last weekend, Mr. Bill and I spent some much needed time at Disney, enjoying Mrs. G.'s granddaughters. Although the twins quite used to their "Billy", little Lena not quite sure about this rather strange,over grown kid her "sister cousins" lovingly adore. The twins having known Mr. Bill since birth, growing up with his wise-cracking, strange wardrobe choices, always the white golf socks and sandal, just like their Grandpa, are the norm for their Billy.
Heath issues over the years, have plagued Mr. Bill, thankfully, most just part of the aging process. His cigar smoking has been the root of many of the health issues, yet it is something he dearly misses. The first health issue caused by this disgustingly smelly habit....infected gums in his mouth. Fact is...... he always chomped down on the wooden tipped cigars, causing a splinter to become embedded in his gums, creating a massive infection, resulting in bone loss and perfectly good teeth, didn't seem to changed his love affair with cigar smoking. Thank you Forrest Gump "Stupid is as stupid does!" As Doc Dyer informed him, good teeth would be replaced by a partial plate, I could see the wheels turning "I'll still be able to smoke my cigars!" Fast forwarding to the "new teeth", it created a whole new world for "Billy...the big kid". He became the master of scaring little kids, popping out his teeth right before innocent little eyes. The twins, always yelling..."Billy take out your teeth", to their delight, he'd oblige. Early one morning, all the regular customers sitting in their usual places at Fred's News, Glenn sitting at one of the tables, in comes Gary, aka Doc, with young son Joel in tow. At the most impressionable age of four, Joel observed everything around him. Not saying a word just watching, listening, taking it all in. Mr. Bill decides.....Let's see if we can get Joel's attention, he delivers the food, himself, directly to Joel. As Joel continues to give the Egg-Nazi that "once over look", Mr. Bill pushes out his upper partial plate. Joel's look of utter amazement, "priceless". He was also speechless. I cannot even begin to imagine what was going through that young child's mind, although Doc reports, "Joel explanation to his Mom, take care of your teeth, we need to go to the dentist!"
As we sat dining with Mr. G and family, little Lena giving Mr. Bill that same "once over look". Not too sure about this man everyone seems to be talking to, she remains quiet watching his every move. Although, I could not see Mr. Bill's face, the wide-eyed horrified look that appeared on Lena's face told the entire story. "Mr. Bill put those G-damn teeth back in your mouth!" Priceless!!!
Last weekend, Mr. Bill and I spent some much needed time at Disney, enjoying Mrs. G.'s granddaughters. Although the twins quite used to their "Billy", little Lena not quite sure about this rather strange,over grown kid her "sister cousins" lovingly adore. The twins having known Mr. Bill since birth, growing up with his wise-cracking, strange wardrobe choices, always the white golf socks and sandal, just like their Grandpa, are the norm for their Billy.
Heath issues over the years, have plagued Mr. Bill, thankfully, most just part of the aging process. His cigar smoking has been the root of many of the health issues, yet it is something he dearly misses. The first health issue caused by this disgustingly smelly habit....infected gums in his mouth. Fact is...... he always chomped down on the wooden tipped cigars, causing a splinter to become embedded in his gums, creating a massive infection, resulting in bone loss and perfectly good teeth, didn't seem to changed his love affair with cigar smoking. Thank you Forrest Gump "Stupid is as stupid does!" As Doc Dyer informed him, good teeth would be replaced by a partial plate, I could see the wheels turning "I'll still be able to smoke my cigars!" Fast forwarding to the "new teeth", it created a whole new world for "Billy...the big kid". He became the master of scaring little kids, popping out his teeth right before innocent little eyes. The twins, always yelling..."Billy take out your teeth", to their delight, he'd oblige. Early one morning, all the regular customers sitting in their usual places at Fred's News, Glenn sitting at one of the tables, in comes Gary, aka Doc, with young son Joel in tow. At the most impressionable age of four, Joel observed everything around him. Not saying a word just watching, listening, taking it all in. Mr. Bill decides.....Let's see if we can get Joel's attention, he delivers the food, himself, directly to Joel. As Joel continues to give the Egg-Nazi that "once over look", Mr. Bill pushes out his upper partial plate. Joel's look of utter amazement, "priceless". He was also speechless. I cannot even begin to imagine what was going through that young child's mind, although Doc reports, "Joel explanation to his Mom, take care of your teeth, we need to go to the dentist!"
As we sat dining with Mr. G and family, little Lena giving Mr. Bill that same "once over look". Not too sure about this man everyone seems to be talking to, she remains quiet watching his every move. Although, I could not see Mr. Bill's face, the wide-eyed horrified look that appeared on Lena's face told the entire story. "Mr. Bill put those G-damn teeth back in your mouth!" Priceless!!!
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