A couple of times when I called home, I got the machine.A couple of times when I called home, I got the machine. When I next talked to dad, I'd kid him and ask if he had a date with someone. He'd always chuckle and say, "Not really a date, son. Just dinner." In the whole time from mom's death until I left for college, I'll bet he didn't have "just dinner" with women five times. He just never dated, and I was glad to hear he wasn't sitting home alone every night. Near the end of October, just after mid-terms, dad called and said he was really missing me and asked if he could visit. |