You miss me?”I said, “No. I called to ask how the party went.” I couldn’t believe how tingly I was feeling for some reason as I heard his voic....He said it went well and said, “Okay, then I will talk to you Friday.”My heart leaped, Friday? I said, “I thought you were calling Wednesday?”He said, “Well, I was going to call and see how you were after that fall, and let you know how the party went. See if you enjoyed our date. And see if you wanted to do our Halloween party. But we can do that now,. ‘From my grandfather,’ Sara said. ‘Granddad was a third baseman in the Cubs minor league system. He was invited to spring training by the big club one year and got to know him. Even though my grandfather was being groomed to be his replacement Ron Santo took him under his wing and in one spring training made him a much better fielder. Granddad was a large lummox of a man, very strong but not very athletic. Ron taught him the footwork he needed to field his position well. But he could not teach. “What the heck are those?” Allison wondered, noticing their front lawn decorated in various pink shapes. There, on the lawn was a poster and in three-foot-high letters were the words...‘IT’S A GIRL!!’ The poster was surrounded by fourteen very large pink balloons and fourteen pink flamingos.“Welcome home, Allison Marie,” Claudia smiled.“You and Dad did this?” She marvelled at the welcoming display.“Do you like it?” He hoped as they exited the Caddy.“Like it, I love it! Thank you so much. You’re. "Hi I'm Jim," He said.She studied him for a moment, and said, "Hi I'm Debra." Nice to meet you Debra." he said."Please sit down."He obeyed!About that time the bartender appeared with a beer and a shot of afunny pink drink."I didn't order this." he said."Try it," Debra said, "it's a house specialty."Jim took a sip, and realized it was the best thing he had ever tasted!"Drink up." she said.He obeyed her!"Another?" she asked."Sure why not that was great!!!"He did the next shot, and began.