On a beautiful Father's Day, we were having a BBQ in our backyard. We had all of my kids that were still at home, and Jessie and Tommy were with us too. They were visiting for the summer and we were making the most of our time together. Now that they were living down south with their Mother, we didn't get to spend as much time with them as we had when they were living in town. We also had a sprinkling of friends, and a few new roomers to round out the rest of the guest list and we filled our backyard with laughter as we idled the afternoon away.
     Hearing my phone ring, I glanced down and saw it was my Mother. Reaching down I picked it up and cheerfully began, "Hi Mommy, how Eddie's father's day going?"
     "Um... Lisa......

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