When our hero last left you, he was dealing with the staple sites becoming infected. "Oh yes, Sean, I have you now. I will make you itch and miserable. BRING ON THE PUS AND BLOOD!" "Now wait a min, I've been miserable, 5 years worth, and I don't think you can do this ole Satan!" I laughed at him. Now in hindsight, laughing at Satan and trying to go a weekend with infected staple sites wasn't the best idea.
Categories: Instant Sean, Life's Work, My Writing..., The Castle Tags: Instant Happiness, Life, My Writing..., Weekend Update, What's on my mind
Today, I did something for me. Now some people will be concerned, some will be mad. Personally, I really don’t care. Because I booked today a trip out of the United States of America. No, it wasn’t to Canada, I was tempted to see my friends north of the border, but instead I think I may go over the pond to see ancestors.
Dates and further notices to be announced at a date when I give a damn, but right now I want to tell you story:
The princess slept as this prince slept near her, guarding her, for no one would hurt his sister on his watch. The princess dreamt of presents and of finding the one man of her dreams, the prince dreamt of mighty battles and vanquishing evil.
And the King watched over his two charges and looked with a smile and a tear. His charges were not small anymore, they tried to solve their problems without involving the king, but sometimes their arguments brought down the house.
The Princess was the oldest and wanted all of the things done first because, she was the oldest and that’s how it was supposed to be, and of course she was a tween.
The Prince was the youngest and wanted all the things for him done first, because unlike the princess, he never knew his father, just coming over twice a year didn’t build a relationship with him.
The King tried his best to make their time with him in his kingdom a happy time, some times he ruled for the princess, and some times he ruled for the prince.
But he saw his time on this earth coming to an end, not today, tomorrow but years down the line. He wanted to make sure that he taught his charges the right from wrong and helping others.
Times the old king dreamed would come faster, seem to come at a price. Each time he saw his princess and prince, he was older, wiser and greyer. His prince was handsome, and his princess a wonder and all he thought was the times he wasn’t there, running his kingdom, trying to help out the prince and princess. Each time they came it felt like it would be the last.
But then one day as he lay in the infirmary, he knew that he wouldn’t be there forever and tried to tell them often how he felt.
But then sometimes young princes and princesses hear the words and yet don’t understand the true meaning.
I love you my prince and princess. May your dreams be filled with treasure, learning gallore, may you find the one who loves you without pause and may you find everlasting happiness with your charges.
Love,
Your King.
Categories: Instant Sean, My Family, My Writing... Tags: King Daddoo, My Family, My Kids, My Writing..., What's on my mind
I went to the Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport today with a smile in my heart. I went to pick up a pair of precious cargo but as always in my life, nothing ever goes the way it should.
I started to head for the airport from my parents house, trying to leave so I could get to the airport in plenty of time. There is nothing in this world that excites me more than this day. But as I left Norwood and headed on Airport Freeway I was stunned to see back to back traffic for miles upon miles. There was an accident and there was nothing I could do but wait.
But I couldn’t, I had to get there with plenty of time, so I exited and started down back road #1 to the airport, but a couple miles down the road I was stymied with yet another accident and I backtracked to my third alternate route. As I called the airline to verify the gate, I could feel the sound of my heart pounding in my head. I arrived at the gate after the joy of waiting in line for the plane.
But there was a plane still being boarded. A plane to Sacramento. “Final Boarding Call to Sacromento!” I was excited but I thought I could watch the plane come in. I could watch the plane pull in. My smile was beaming, INCREDIBLE, radiant.
As I sat by the window, I felt a presence, another man was next to me watching the plane.
“Waiting for your kid,” he asked.
“Time of the year, when divorced men come together to meet their kids because of everlasting love,” I responded.
“Is that the plane,” he asked as he motioned to the plane that we both stared at.
“Think so,” I said as the plane sat on the tarmac.
Minutes went by and we both continued to stare at the plane.
“You buy both ways,” he asked.
“Nope, just one way,” I responded.
“Lucky man,” he answered as we both continued to stare at the plane.
Then the plane started to rev its engines and we encouraged the plane sitting at A29 to move. But the plane that we thought was the plane from Louisville started to roll away from where we watched it. We watched it in horror hoping that it wasn’t.
We walked to the board hoping that the plane was delayed, hoping that another plane would show up. But as we went up to the board our worst fears were confirmed.
GATE C20.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? SERIOUSLY?
We both looked at each other and started a dead run to the train. We ran up the stairs three at a time as we watched the plane move further and further away. We caught the train to terminal C and we continued to just stare at each other.
“We’ll make it…” I said as determination hit my face.
“Oh hell yes,” he said.
As the doors open, it was a fast break sprint to the gate… and as the first passenger comes off the plane we look at each other and smile.
We shook each others hands and stood next to each other.
As the first group of Unaccompanied Minors came off a look of terror came over our face. None of the kids were either of ours. But a second group came and I looked as I saw a tear roll down his face. It was his daughter that caused the tear. I patted him on the back, but he didn’t notice. But I continued to wait, and the final group of unaccompanied minors came striding up the ramp.
And Ryan let the way, and Shelby was close behind. And they screamed Daddy!
All the pain I have felt in the last couple of months went away.
And a tear fell.
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