Wednesday, July 27, 2005

House Guest

For the past 3 days, my father-in-law Jerry has been a guest of ours. Jerry lives in PA (Pocono Mtn area, where my wife was born and raised) and is really a great guy. He was in Wyoming for his annual 3 week fly fishing excursion, he had to cut his trip short due to some natural disasters (boat ran over a bush while he was floating downstream and his boat capsized, and he lost his rod in the process and a flip flop). So him spending a few days with us was unexpected but certainly welcome.

My wife hates being defined by what she does for a living when someone asks "What do you do?". This comes from her dad. He is so much more than just a job title. He is civil war re-enacter (I have had the privilege of dying in battle with him), a fly fisherman, a motorcycle nut, an artist, a runner, a goofy song creator, many things. What got him a paycheck was being a trucker (he's retired now).

It's always great being around him as he is just a fun guy to have around. He can dish out the smart comments and take them in kind. He is always ready with a joke or story and just wants to have fun. I love his one-liners of "Meanwhile back at the ranch, Grandma was beating off the Indians" (and yes, he means it that way) and after burping "that's not bad manners, that's good beer". He just cracks me up. I am really blessed with having great in-laws. Jerry, have a great road trip back to PA!

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