Out of My Head

A LITTLE LIKE LARRY ( This post was started in June, 2015.  I just discovered that I never finished it so tonight on Feb. 5, 2016 I complete it for publishing) On this Father's Day, I sit surrounded by the 3 dogs that belong to my kids and ask myself that same question again, "so why I am chief caretaker of these 3 dogs that my loving children said they'd take care of?" And then I remember...that's just part of the territory that comes with being a dad...even a dad with young adult children.  That's what makes today a good Father's Day for me!  All that comes with the territory is the good stuff...well, most all of it.  I have been blessed richly to be a dad by virtue of a good wife who gave me two awesome kids.  The fact that they refer to me as "Larry" (which is my middle name and my dad's name) is one of the things that makes me smile.  I'll come back to them in a minute.        As I ponder on what fathers  pass on to their kid

     It's amazing how fast a year goes by.  It has been over a year since my last entry.  2015 and the beginning of 2016 have brought many changes to the Hall house.  The month of May found me sitting in a restaurant in Tuscaloosa with a young man who asked to marry my daughter.  It helped that I have known David Watts since 2001 and already consider him to be like a son.  He shared his gameplan and invited Sue and I to come to Brownsville, TN, Labor Day weekend to witness the engagement.  Did I mention I had to keep it quiet until then?      Then one July morning my son asks me to go to lunch with him.  After lunch we went back to my office where he closed the door and told me of his plans to ask Callie Brown to marry him.  So after a summer of proposals and engagement parties, Sue and I began the task of wedding planning for both children.  Major change #1.      In November we made the difficult decision to put our beloved Tracker to sleep.  Our faithful Black Lab for nearly 1