Memories & Memories

Today is April 29th. Ellie is 6 months old. You might think that this post is completely devoted to her. It's not, but maybe I'll do one later. I came downstairs this morning after my shower & manscaping & declared, "Today is the 29th. Baby Todd is 6 months old today. She's a big girl." Baby Todd agreed with a big smile & a few grunts. Jessica agreed, not with grunts but with a big, YAY baby todd. Jessica's mind then turned..."It's my mom's birthday! I forgot that today was the 29th. I have to call her today. We got into our respective cars & headed for work. When we arrived she smiled & let me know that she talked to her dad. She told him that she didn't have her mom's number & wanted to call her for her birthday. Her dad had completely forgotten. He asked that she wait a little while to give him some time to call his wife & give her a good ol' "See, I didn't forget honey."

Jessica asks, I wonder if you'll forget my birthday & Ellie will have to remind you someday. Of course, insulted by my wife's lack of faith & her failure to give the due respect to my memory, I reminded her that I am elephant man, not because of my deformities, but because of my memory. In order to display the greatness, which is my memory, I asked: Baby, what did you order on our first date (Aug 4th, 2004. Olive Garden (I could've put August 3rd so the morons from my past who wanted nothing more than to burn me at the stake could say, SEE! FORNICATORS!))? She quickly replied to show me that her memory is equally as impressive, "I had the Tour de France." When I stopped laughing, I asked if she meant the Tour of Italy. She replied, The Tour de France is the bike race, huh? My response, Yes it is. I won't forget our anniversary, your's or baby todd's birthdays. It's not in my nature.