"Mama took over and she and Allie were soon in deep conversation."You menfolk could find better things to do while Allison and I get acquainted."Messa...e received, over and out."How about a beer boys? I think the sun is over the yard arm so it's quite OK to enjoy one." Good idea Jim, but it will only be 'one' as I have to drive the kids back this evening."Soon Mama and Allie came out of the house and headed for the cabin."Aha, Mama is in full mother hen mode," laughed Bruno.After a while they. After that the car is often used in local parades as well as for taking Pat to the various school dances. Often his dates for the school dances are the daughters of the families working the ranch’s farmland outside the main fence because they already know each other and it makes sense for them to travel in together.There’s only three matters worth mentioning about the rest of Pat’s time in Senior High School because most of it went smoothly with little of note. The first is when Pat tries out. It had not been a pleasant divorce, Janna’s mom, Zsanette, could be a vindictive bitch. Janna had stopped laughing and was a lot calmer right now, she placed her hand on mine and said ‘I’m very glad to see you, although I wish it had been sooner. Daddy, I’ve missed you so much – why didn’t you ever answer any of my letters?’ I knew something had been up. ‘Janna, I never received any letters. Not a single one, did you get any of mine?’ Those beautiful eyes of hers teared up. ‘No – I thought. Who do you think you are, Joe DiMaggio?"The great Yankee, Joe DiMaggio, holds the all-time record for hits in consecutive games. He got at least one hit in each of 56 regular-season games. Incredible.Joe DiMaggio -- much like Theodore Samuel Williams -- was a far greater hitter than I ever hoped to be. Like Williams, Joltin' Joe hit for power as well as for average. His consecutive games record -- like Ted's .406 batting average -- was considered damned near unapproachable.Both records had.