Dating , Daughters and Dad's

Ok so my 3 M's are now turning older , I am more apt to ramble ,The 3 M’s are  demanding to spend less time with me and forcing me out of thier lives [ the little rats] They are wanting to experience life and of course that means ....Yes the dreaded "B" word ……BOYS ....[Why would they want to hurt me ,I cant understand why want to go out on a date]
but this is not about Daughters dating ...It is about Dads dating .....
When I was a pimpled faced punk kid, I remember the sweating , coughing and nerviousness of meeting the girls father ,in which more often than not the conversation [and thoughts went like this ]revolved around .....What time are you coming Home ?[ Hmmm???after I smooch with her ] What are your prospects ? [hmmm? pretty good she is wearing a mini skirt] Where are you going? [To see starland vocal band ..ie Afternoon delight ] Who else is going ? [Why myself and my evil twin ]
Now fast forward 30 yrs and with the 3 M’s ….. it is still the same …..only now there are 3 people asking the same questions…and for heavens sake!!!!! Its my daughters asking me !!!!! Their own father !!!! These same questions……What time are you coming home?[ early ….hmmm They will call every 45 minutes to check on me …no!really they will!!!!] What are her prospects?[She is a local state judge ….Hmmm they think they had  better google her to find out her political views …seriously They google everyone!!!] Where are you going ? [ Downtown to the acoustic café to hear some music ….hmmm Pop does that mean smooching , kissing and dancing ..ie remember your back Pop , don’t get hurt] Who else is going ? [Her and I ……hmmmm Pop is pretty goofy but cool ..we had better call every 30 minutes so she doesn’t get a chance to smooch or pitch some woo with him , we have to protect him]
I am telling you now ,30 yrs ago it was easier to meet a girls parent , then to go on a date or dare I say it ….introduce a girl to my 3 M’s…..I am getting sweaty just thinking about it ….
all in all I am still smiling as life is good on my island , at Amigo Movil and at www.tekna-impact.com

All Good Chefs are Males [Fathers, Dads] or so they say !!!!!!!!

So Christmas is in the air , the 3 M’s are sleeping ,its Sunday morning and I am cooking ……Cinnamon buns are baking , stirring up pancake power , ham is frying as well as bacon . One by one the 3 menstrailteers  get up and come into the living room, grunting their sunny  “good morning,  Pop ” in a quiet and grumbling manner .

Ah, it is nothing that pancakes and hot cross buns can’t fix, I say to myself. So I am turning back and forth frying , stirring , getting plates out , glasses of juice , blue berry syrup , maple syrup , and topping icing on the hot cross buns , feeding the dogs with droppings from the table ,explaining chores that will be done today in a firm but nice fatherly voice [all falling on deaf ears I am sure ]

When the   Smoke detector goes off!!!!!! As I am running to grab a chair to stand on so I can reach up and turn it off …the dogs take off  in every direction …..Behind my back, the one filled with love, kindness and care for my 3 angels, I hear a loud voice …. “Pop, food must be really really done………as in well done …. the your timers going off!!!!!Again !!!!!!.....[more laughter]… Boy Those dogs are smart , they hear dads special cooking timer going off and take off for the mainland……they know better than to eat Dad’s cooking ,heheheheh” and a complete round of snickering ,suppressed laughter and flat out belly laughs are coming louder from behind my back ….Calmly , I climb down from the chair and return back to the kitchen with the laughter still coming from behind my back and ringing in my ears , I can’t help but think ….smart girls ,maybe I have taught them a thing or two!!!!! The little Rats ……Smiling as I slowly turn around , I cant help think  , life is good on my island , at www.Amigo-movil.com  and www.tekna-impact.com .

Thinking back on the 3 M's

So Last night I am rushing around trying to get everything done for my mexician customers, Mike and I are here ,doing some last minute screening with Tom from www.saltwatersoul.net and while Nancy is here helping with the QC process.I am running and rushing in every direction and thinking all this for cellular phones from our company www.amigomovil.com .I starting thinking back to days when Mobile phones first cameout and the first phone I pulled off the production line to take to my daughters .It was a simple basic phone compared to our phones now ,....ie make calls, send simple texts , triple tap key pad , phone list and back lighting .
At the time it was cutting edge, well I brought this red one back to the island from our factory in china for the 3 M's to use .They were so excited,  bragging and showing it to thier friends [yes they were 4th grade , 3rd grade and kindergarten ,one for all 3 M's to use ].On the following Saturday the eldest M took the phone to the movies with her with the instructions to call right after the Movie was over and check up on a ride home. Well 2 hours later no call so I called her ,she answers "the 3 M's phone ,may I help you?" I say hey sweetheart how was the movie? what are you doing ? what are your next plans ? ....She responds "how cool ,Pops , talking on the phone!!!!How did you know to call me at the movie house?"
I couldn't help but smile ,....how did i know to call her at the movie house....to funny ,,,,Cell phones were so foriegn in thier the lives ,.....now if one breaks I have to bring a new one home asap or they will commit social "hairy cary"....
Thinking back with a smile , life is good on my island , good with www.Tekna-impact.com and with Amigo Movil[friend us on www.facebook at amigo movil ]

Driving Miss "M"

Ok so I am with my middle 17yr old M ,who is not the worlds best driver or experienced driver,but never mind that , she read the book so she ,know everything ,is well schooled and well prepared [according to her ,hehehe].
She is leaving our place turning left on the sea wall ,crossing 2 lines of left traffic entering into the middle of the road lane and then merging into the two right lanes .....
As she is getting ready to turn , I politely in my nicest daddy voice hint that maybe she should inform the people behind her ,exactly what her driving intentions are and give them some indications of her driving plans.
To which as she is crossing  two lanes of traffic going south on the island , she turns her head around to the kids in the back seat , now she is almost in the middle of the road lane and says " hey Guys I am turning left " as she merges into the middle of the road lane and then turns right into the north bound lane ........
I am white a ghost now , so scared my heart is pounding  and so nervious  I didnt have the energy or heart to instruct her that I was talking about using the turn signals ....Later that day I walk into the island Chapel and light a couple candles for the holy spirit to watch over my Child !!!and pull out my rosery beads and mumble to myself slowly grace comes back to me as I watch her sleep later that night and smile ,life is good on my island , at amigo movil and www.tekna-impact.com

Zero to Hero with Blue Bell Ice cream

Here in Texas we have many Thanksgiving traditions , among them are Fried Turkeys , The Texas A&M verses University of Texas annual duel , Shiner bock ,and Blue Bell Ice cream .
So I wake up early on thursday to my normal feelings of being deliriously sane , normally crazy ,rapturously unhappy ,joypusly angst-ridden and get dressed in my trendily out dated fashion of 501 jeans ,flops and an Aggie t-shirt. I immediately proceed to cook bacon, pancakes and fluffy eggs ,smelling the food one by one the three menstrualteers come out and raid the food pile and slip back into the dark side of being teenagers with a series of grunts , groans and arghs...to all questions asked.
Never mind I think and proceed to prepare Turkey, stuffed pork chops , yams,sweet potatoes,mash potatoes ,corn , Cajun rice , stuffing,sweet rolls , gravy ,baked bread, brownies , apple pie and pumpkin pie.Slowly they dark ones emerge from the marathon of the Vampire Diaries, sit down and eat .Grumbling under thier breathe, about the relationships of Tv charaters , one of the dark notices that ...yes Dad has committed a cardinal sin and forgot Cranberry sauce !!!After 7 hours of solid cooking !!!!! Yes I did forget it !!!!Should I be cast into Teenage Hell for such a crime !!! I am unsure but with my frying pan in one hand and long wooden stirring spoon in the other I fend them off and talk them out of BBQ'ing me right on the spot,besides after eating me I dont think I would sit well with them if I dont sit well with them when I am alive.
After eating I say thats it! no more food run and hide my rats ... and slowly open the freezer and bring out the BLUE BELL ICECREAM [yes teenagers still get a kick out of the right ice cream]
I ask politely if anyone wants to help me clear the table and start the dishes as I take the first bite straight from the tub , in an instant the table is cleaned and with bowls in hand they proceed to devour the first and second tub of Blue Bell .
While walking away ,my eldest and youngest both turn and say "Thanks Pop , you are the best"while my middle one looks up and smiles with a thumbs up .
I slowly turn and smile to myself , life is good on my island , at Amigo movil and www.tekna-impact.com

Driving with the 3 M's

So I am driving in the car the other day and I am concerned about my blinkers not working properly so I ask one of daughters to stick her head out of the window and tell me if the turnsignal is on,she she leans out the window and says and I quote "Yes , No , Yes , No, Yes , No ....Pop it doesnt work all the time must be a loose wire."as my other girls break out laughing I can not help but smile!
Life is good on my island ,at amigo movil ,and www.tekna-impact.com
tks Paddy