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April 1, 2008
Sam's Easter Break
Sam spent last week in Beallsville, Ohio with the ex-relatives. According to Google it is 2.5 hours from where I live but, due to the wiggliness of the roads from Barnesville and beyond it feels a bit farther. I doubt non-locals can make the 19-mile drive between the those two burgs at anything approaching the posted speed limit.
My ex-sister-in-law typically meets me half way when we make the Samson exchange.
As it happened, during the recent return trip Sam would have a chance to catch a ride with another ex-in-law who was going from Beallsville to the Columbus area. I found out about this midweek and called Sam's host to discuss the travel option and we both agreed it was great for both of us that Sam had another way home; there would be no extra trips needed, fuel would be saved, it would be good for America.
The terrorists wouldn't win.
And then Sam got on the phone. "I want you to come pick me up," he said.
"You want me to come all the way down there to get you?" I asked.
"Yes."
"But that's a 6-hour round trip for me." Because I wouldn't have felt right asking the ex-sister-in-law to meet me half way in this situation.
"That's okay," he said with a tone that seemed to suggest my six-hour round trip wouldn't inconvenience him in the least and that I shouldn't worry about it.
In the end Samson rode back with the alternate transportation. And the reason he wanted me to come get him is because he missed me and his brothers and he wanted us with him as soon as possible.
As soon as possible when vacation was over; but not so soon that he asked us to go down and got him a day or two early.
Posted by delmer at April 1, 2008 1:03 AM
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Posted by: kate at April 3, 2008 7:08 AM
"And the reason he wanted me to come get him is because he missed me and his brothers and he wanted us with him as soon as possible."
That made me smile.
(And I bet it warmed you too.)
~ZZ
Posted by: Greeneyezz at April 3, 2008 12:24 PM
You made me laugh on the realization that your six hour trip wouldn't "inconvenience" your son. I have a kid off the same tree. I'm really hoping my parents were spared and that she(oops) got that winning trait from her dad!
I'm glad he told you the "why". That's a heart-warmer.
Posted by: heather dugan at April 5, 2008 6:07 PM