This young lady can fend for herself just fine, but you have to admit that the first impression made by the dad also counts.
I also recommend *a sensible comment by my friend Dave.
*Well worth the time. BT
This young lady can fend for herself just fine, but you have to admit that the first impression made by the dad also counts.
I also recommend *a sensible comment by my friend Dave.
*Well worth the time. BT
Where did you get the hat?
ReplyDeleteWill
Pam got it when she made the outfits for the two of us in 2004 for the Hunley Funeral. Mine is copied after my great, great grandfather's picture in 1820 and Dixie's after my great aunt's dress in the 1850s. You can see hers at the link on the top right.
DeleteSouthern Lady
Excellent, inexpensive seamstress
With my 3 girls, my motto is:
ReplyDeleteShoot the first on and word will spread. :)
That gave me a good chuckle. Gotta' be a keeper!:)
DeleteIs that Dixie?
ReplyDeleteConsidering her age, she looks pretty well preserved.
(The word, "DIXIE", was first used 153 years ago, in 1859.)
Is that Dixie?
ReplyDeleteYup.
I regaled my daughters -- pretty much from infancy -- with fantastic tales of the lengths to which I planned to go to intimidate any young man stupid enough to want to date them.
ReplyDeleteThey - of course - warned the poor soul, such that they were almost literally wetting themselves when they came through the door.
At which point I put on my ALMOSt best and friendliest smile - the one older and wiser men will notice doesn't make it North to the eyes, but young and stupid boys will only know SEEMS friendly but is somehow disconcerting...
Thus, when I smiled constantly, offered tea and other refreshments and generally went out of my way to make the boy feel welcome, he was even MORE scared than he otherwise might have been if I *HAD* tried to intimidate him...
Funny -- one "early" boy's Dad became a friend - and the boy has told me a couple of times "Dude -- you scared the $#!+ out of me!"
"Why? I was never anything but friendly, was I?"
"I... I... don't really know -- but... Man, I think if you'd said 'boo' I'd have wet my pants!"
Just exactly as it should have been!
:)
DeleteHeh...
ReplyDeleteSorry for the double-post, but I figure some here would appreciate this...
Another little "Daddy-tradition" 'round here involves movies/TV-shows, etc...
Every time -- and I mean **EVERY** time, since they were 4 or 5 -- when the movie or whatever gets to the point that the guy is JUUUuuuuust leaning in to kiss the girl, I'll growl ...
"And then her FATHER steps out from behind that tree right there and guts that monkey like a FISH!"
Or, as they got older and began watching "chick-flicks", when things start heading for the bedroom...
"And then... BAM! the closet door flies open, and her father springs out with a SPEAR in his hands, and...."
It's been a bit of a challenge to keep it original, always coming up with some new way of making his entrance and some new horror to be visited upon said miscreant -- but one I've somewhat enjoyed...
At this point (21 and 18) if *I* don't say it, one of them will -- and they're pretty good at it too!
;oD
At this point (21 and 18) if *I* don't say it, one of them will -- and they're pretty good at it too!
ReplyDeleteThat's cute!