" I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY "!

MIKE JR, LAURA, & THE GIRLS TOOK MIKE & I TO THE "HOT OLIVES RESTAURANT" FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY LAST NIGHT..  MIKE WAS SO CONCERNED BECAUSE HE HAD LEFT HIS WALLET HOME.  HE KEPT SAYING THINGS LIKE "I DON'T HAVE ANY WAY TO PAY FOR THIS" AND "WHAT AM I GOING TO DO, I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY ON ME".  WHEN I ASKED MIKE WHY HE DID NOT HAVE ANY MONEY ON HIM (HE USUALLY HAS MORE THAN HE SHOULD).  HE SAID IT WAS BECAUSE FONDA AND I SCARED HIM TO DEATH ABOUT CARRYING SO MUCH MONEY AROUND THAT HE DECIDED TO LEAVE HIS WALLET HOME.  THE TRUTH IS, THAT FONDA AND I HAVE BEEN TELLING HIM OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT HE SHOULD NEVER HAVE MORE THAN $20. OR $30. ON HIM AS IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.  MIKE WILL OFTEN GIVE MONEY TO ANY ONE WHO SAYS THEY NEED A BUCK, AND IF THEY SHOULD SEE THAT HE HAS MORE IN HIS WALLET THEY COULD HIT HIM OVER THE HEAD, AND TAKE ALL HE HAS. ALSO HE COULD LOSE IT, AND THEN HE WOULD REALLY FEEL BADLY. SO AFTER MONTHS OF THESE TYPES OF CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM, IT FINALLY SUNK IN.  BUT NOW HE FEELS LIKE HE NEEDS HIS WALLET AND IT IS AT HOME.  I ASSURED HIM THAT THIS WAS LAURA & HIS SON'S TREAT FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY, AND I ALSO CARRY A VISA, SO NOT TO WORRY, EVERYTHING WAS UNDER CONTROL.  IT WAS A WONDERFUL DINNER, AND THE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO SEE OUR SON AND HIS BEAUTIFUL FAMILY FOR A WHILE.  IT WAS A GREAT VISIT, AND WE ENJOYED EVERY SINGLE MINUTE!!! MIKE WAS SO IMPRESSED AT HOW SMART THE GIRLS ARE (LILLY 4 & AUTUMN 2).  WE ARE GOING TO TRY AND GO TO CA. FOR A VISIT BEFORE THE YEAR IS OVER. TIME FOR ME TO GET BUSY AROUND HERE-LOTS TO CATCH UP ON.  TILL LATER-CHERISH ALL THOSE IN YOUR FAMILY-JUST ME