Cody Writes at Night
Happy Father’s Day Dad!
Hey Dad, I just wanted to spend a few moments and let you know how much I love you. You are always there for me when I need you and have never let me down! I hope you have a really great day and rest in the knowledge that you will always have my love!
This weekend’s celebration relies on the fact that so many service members have given their lives to defend this great country. I would like to share in this honorable occasion and give thanks for their sacrifice. This nation is greater for their efforts and we all enjoy the benefits they have earned for us. I know that when I look at our beautiful flag, my heart is filled with pride.
I hope that everyone who honors freedom and democracy will join with me in remembering those who fell in battle protecting our country. I thank these men and women who gave us the opportunities that no other country on this earth enjoys. The ability to call oneself an American citizen is the greatest thing a person can be!
Every year that special day comes around. It’s the day that we honor our Mothers and everything they did for us. I want my Mom to know how much I appreciate all that she has done for me. I hope she will have a wonderful day and I will do all that I can to ensure she does!
I just want to take a moment and speak to my mom. I want her to know that my love for her runs deep and that there is nothing in this world that could come between us! It’s sad that sometimes words cannot express how we feel. I want my mom to understand that she will always be on the top of my list. I hope you have a wonderful day and thanks for being my Mom!!
Every year we like to go to church on Easter Sunday. It’s always fun to see all the people dressed up and looking good. The pastor of our church is always in fine form and delivers a great sermon. I think it’s a good thing to expose the kids to a religious experience and I hope that the good lessons will positively affect their lives.
One of my favorite things to do is to watch the young kids search for their Easter eggs. I think they are so cute as they run around looking for their prizes. I know that some of the kids are so happy to find an egg. After the long day is always nice to return home and relax. I like to reflect on all the great things that god has done for us and am thankful for his wisdom and patience!
One of my buddies from high school moved to California with some other guys from school. They moved to Los Angeles. They had saved up a pretty good amount of money to be able to get an apartment, travel expenses and either have stuff sent to them from home or buy new furniture, well used furniture or what ever they could afford.
I thought they were all doing great from the emails I was getting from them. They all found a job within a week or so, found an apartment in two days of arriving there and decided to just get some cheap used furniture instead of the cost of shipping their stuff to them. So on the outside, everything looked fine. But you can’t always go by what it looks like on the outside, now can you?
Gary, it seems, has started partying pretty heavy and ended up getting a DUI of all the darn things. I would rather he get that than to end up in an accident and hurting himself or worse yet, someone else. He told me he got one of the lawyers in a law firm that’s in the top 7% and was started by all former prosecutors. Sounds like he’s got a good lawyer and maybe can get something worked out. I just hope he learned his lesson.
This has been one of the best Christmas’s we have had in a long time. Even though money was tight, we were all together and that’s the best part of Christmas anyway. It’s not about the presents even though we all got the one thing we really wanted or really needed. It’s about the love of your family surrounding you.
Mom was home about 45 minutes before she saw the dishwasher. She took a little time to relax before she went into the kitchen to start preparing our Christmas Eve dinner. We always have a huge dinner and then open presents on Christmas Eve. That way, we can go to our grandparents on Christmas day and not have to cook for a few days after Christmas.
Mom did just as I knew she would do and busted out crying. She said “This is the best Christmas present I have ever gotten” just like I knew she would. She even called everyone she could think of to tell them about it. That was great because that meant she really loved it. She couldn’t wait to use it either. I can honestly say it has been a wonderful Christmas. Now it’s on to a new year.
Every year, a couple days before Christmas eve, Mom puts together about a hundred gift bags full of fruit and socks or bedroom slippers to take to a couple of nursing homes (or retirement homes as some are called) to give to the people there. She has done this for more years than I can remember. That means she’ll be there most of the day.
Well we went and picked up Mom’s new dishwasher as soon as she left and now we are all installing it for her. When she gets home, I wonder how long it will take for her to see it? We have a big red bow to put on it so she has to see that anyway. I can’t wait to see the look on her face when she finally spots it. I know she’s going to cry and that’s cool. I love to see happy tears on Mom’s face. This is going to be the best Christmas present we have ever gotten her is probably going to be what she will say. She says that even if we give her another sweater. That’s my Mom.
Every year for as long as I can remember, we always go to the theater to see either the ‘Nutcracker Ballet’ or ‘A Christmas Carol.’ We usually alternate between the two each year. See my mother and my sister love the ‘Nutcracker Ballet’. I have to admit as I got older, I found it quite interesting too. Those Ballerina’s are something. Even the guys have to be athletic to do what they do. I’ve tried it and it’s not that easy and I’m an athlete. Hey, don’t tell anyone I tried it, okay?
Anyway, this year it’s the play. It blows me away how they can make you see so much on just one little stage from the shop, to the grave yard to the old school and you know the story but have you ever been to the play. You have to go at least once because you don’t know what you’re missing if you don’t. That would make a great gift to someone ya know, theater tickets!! Check with your local theater. I bet they have gift cards and they could even pick which play they wanted to see.
Well today was the last day of the semester. All the finals are over with and I’m heading home for Winter Break as they now call it. It’s Christmas Break to me but we do have to be politically correct these day. The only ones we’re allowed to offend is our own people it seems sometimes.
You’re not supposed to tell anyone ‘Merry Christmas’ anymore. You’re supposed to say ‘Happy Holidays’ because they might not celebrate Christmas, they might celebrate Hanukkah. That’s okay, I can go along with that. I don’t want to offend anyone but I don’t want my rights to be taken away either. It’s a tough tight rope to walk I guess. What I usually do is tell someone “Happy Holidays” and if they say “Merry Christmas” back to me, then I say “Merry Christmas” too. That works. That way, everyone is happy.
I really need to come up with something great for my Mother for Christmas. She’s the type of woman that never asks for a darn thing for yourself. All she ever wants if something for us kids or anyone else in the family. I have tried getting her a gift card and she only uses it on someone else. I really want something for only her, that she can’t give to anyone else because she thinks they need it more than she does.
I got it!! She doesn’t have a dishwasher, believe it or not and that would make her house work so much easier on her. I just called Daddy and asked if he will help us get her one for Christmas and put it in for her. He said that wouldn’t be a problem and knows just where to put it the easiest in the kitchen.
I found a Whirlpool dishwasher that would be perfect for her. She’s going to absolutely love this gift and it’s just for her to make her life easier. They even have one in stock at Lowe’s and are holding it for us to be picked up on Christmas Eve. PERFECT!!