OT: I love my momma!

[rocco.crossing at gmail.com (Rhett Farnum)]

THAT ROCKS MAN!! Happy birthday! I want a b-day like that!!!

Rhett


On 10/1/06, Nate Mellom <doubt@inwave.com> wrote:
>
> Hats off to yer mom, bro!  That is one cool birthday present.  Almost
> reminds me of an episode of Overhaulin', but with a twist.  It must have
> been hard for everyone to keep it from you, especially your wife.  Kudos
> to all involved!
>
> BTW, is she looking to adopt?
> :)
>
>
> Mike Smith wrote:
> > The story:
> >
> > Last month:  My mom helped my brother buy an '03 Lexus.  He needed a
> > new car. I understood.  When he sees it, my 11 yr-old nephew says
> > "It's cooler than your car, Mike."  I wanted to smack that little
> > putz, but he ran away too fast.
> >
> > Last week:  My mom mentions she has a new-to-her convertable.  "What
> > kind?" I ask.  "An '03 Solara.  I've lusted after these since they
> > came out."  I tell her "Welcome to my world with the Scirocco.  You'll
> > know you have a problem when start driving out of state to hang out
> > with other Solara owners."  She says "That won't happen.  And by the
> > way, I haven't bought your sister a car."  Meaning "Don't think that
> > I'm going around buying everyone cars."
> >
> > This weekend: My mom sells quilting supplies and she was working a
> > quilt show 30 min N of me so she was staying with us.  Monday being my
> > birthday, she decided that after we packed her stuff in her van this
> > afternoon (Sunday), she would take us out to dinner to celebrate.  My
> > brother was also coming up to help pack things up and to join us for
> > dinner.
> >
> > While he's driving up here, I call and ask him if I can drive his
> > Lexus from the show back to our house.  He says "Sure."  My wife and I
> > arrive and he's already there and we spend about 40 minutes getting
> > everything packed up.  As we walk outside, I look in the direction
> > that my brother says he parked and I see a nice car I want to drive,
> > but not his Lexus.  "Must be around the corner," thinks I.
> >
> > I say "Wow, I'd almost rather drive that car instead of yours."  My
> > brother replies "Oh yeah?" and tosses me his keys.  I look in my hand
> > and notice that these keys match the car I was ogling.  I say "This is
> > yours? Where's the Lexus?"  "I crashed it."
> >
> > Knowing my brother and his history with cell phones and a certain
> > totaled Prelude, I bought it hook, line and sinker with no question in
> > my mind about the veracity of his statement.  As I start walking
> > towards the car with a bemused smile on my face, my wife says "You
> > know, you should thank your mother."  It didn't register.  I mean,
> > hey, I get to drive this cool car my brother just got.  At that point,
> > something started to trickle through my head.  I stopped and looked at
> > my mom.  She had a weird smile on her face.
> >
> > At this point, I'm told that I first turned white, then red, then
> > started to tear up.  It was at this point that I realized that I was
> > going to be updating my sig.
> >
> > I really, really, REALLY love my momma!
> >
>
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