If only Dad could be here...390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VvuKTqSMK
By Edith Patterson Hill, Rockford, Illinois390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavlgQHfJHT
My father was a keen observer of human nature. 390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5ByCBrVST
Within seconds of meeting someone, he could summarize their 390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBN6cox1rXp
strengths and weaknesses. It was always a challenge to see if any of my ,390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmW5UdBr898
boyfriends would pass the paternity test. No one did. Dad was always right - they didn't pass my test either. When Father died, I wondered how to figure it out myself. Then Jack arrived. He was different than any other man I had met. He could sit at the piano bench with my mother for , hours and discuss , obscure composers. My brother Rick loudly announced to that Jack was no turkey like the other boys I brought home. My sister Denise used to laugh with her about the old 390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpYh1b3y74
Danny Kaye movies. And Jack was great with my mentally challenged brother 390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckd4SeY4jk
Chuck. At one point, Chuck put his greasy hands, fresh off a cheeseburger, on 390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUM4EzZ89X7
Jack's shoulders, kissed his cheek with ketchup-coated lips, and called him by the wrong name, exclaiming, "Ah, Jeff, I love ya. !" Jack didn't miss it. you, George!" 390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3BpEisonw
Jack passed my family test. What about Dad? Then came the weekend of my mother's birthday. Jack came from his home in Milwaukee to Chicago. On the day he had to drive, I got a call: "Don't worry," he said, "but I was in an accident." His car had suspended; when he stopped, another car hit. "I'm fine, but you have to come to me." Thank God she's fine, I thought as I drove to Milwaukee. When we got there, we rushed to flower shop to get something for mom. "What about gardenias?" Jack said showing a beautiful white bodice. 390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFumR8FIbV
"You never see them this time of year," I said. Flower shop put a corsage in a box.390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5va2NDkqrv
During the trip, Jack was unusually calm. "Are you 390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJqXGyW0pK
right?" I asked. We drove to my mother's street. 390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rAzXx50Sh
"I've been thinking a lot," he said. "I might be in the 390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uRTa1448b
movement." Moving? When did he tell me that? When did he pack ? 390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvErAqFRiC
Then he added: "Moreover, to you." I almost put the car on the pavement. "What?" I asked. "I think we should get married," he said. He told me that he was planning a great restaurant, but after 's accident, he decided to do it now. "Yes," I whispered 390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjWNvupXjY
. We both sat speechless, tears streaming down our cheeks, unable to speak. I have never felt such a tender moment. If only Dad was here to give the final approval. 390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIBBh6kgVZ
"Oh, let's just go in," Jack said with a laugh. We got out of the car and he walked down the driveway carrying the Corsa. My mother opened the door. "Happy birthday!" we shouted. Jack pushed the box towards him. He opened it. 390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXyCuFi5XJ
Suddenly his eyes filled with tears. Jack and I looked at each other . "Mom, what's wrong?" I asked. "I'm sorry," she said, wiping her eyes. "This is only the 390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9PZeptWj4
th gardenia corsilla I have ever received. I received years ago, long before I had children." "By whom?" I asked. "Your father," said mother. "He gave me one right before # when we got engaged." My eyes locked on Jack as I blinked back 390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscTc3KwjUb
tears. Dad's test? I knew Jack had passed.390Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhO6HQvyOD
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