Today is my friend Will's birthday. I laughed so hard when Susan posted this picture of him. Will is (in the words of the immortal Bob Rays) my brotha-from-anotha-motha. Statistically speaking, the chances of him dying are much higher now than they were last year due to his age. I have many pictures of myself with both bad hair and flannel that I hope never make it into the public like this.
Will's holding my now-eight year old son Nate in the piture above. Here's a fun birthday story to tell you what kind of friend Will is:
Cathie was out of town on a women's retreat and I was at home with an 18 month old and a new born baby trying to survive. Will had come over to watch a movie with me. We were enjoying the movie when all of the sudden I heard a scream, only to find Nate in his bed, covered in Puke. I grabbed Nate, threw him in the bathtub while Will grabbed the puke-covered sheets and washed them. Greater love has no man.....
Will is also the only non-blood-or-married family member included in the Kurt birthday-phone-call tradition. It goes like this. Every Kurt (including Kevin and Susan) member must talk to another family member on their birthday. Doesn't matter where you are or what you're doing. You must call them. Some secretly hope that other's don't call so this can be used against them in the future. The calls have begun today to Will, with Dan/Kris and kids waking Will up at 7AM with a phone call. Funny thing, Will is typically the first person to call people and typically will remind me about my own family's birthdays.
3 comments:
Thanks for the hype! I do have to admit that I've been falling down on the birthday calls in the past couple months... I'm blaming it on my calendar not reminding me.
Wow, I'm just thrilled to see that picture...must call Will to mock him. Afterall, it isn't a good birthday if there isn't a little mocking involved!!
Will forgot to call Beth and I on our birthdays last month. Does he not have long-distance to Memphis included in his cell-plan?
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