My daughter called from her office and asked would I check my youngest granddaughter out of school before I left for my Dr.’s appointment in B’ham. I said what a good Dad would say which is “YES.”

Me and the knucklehead make a great team. I usually pick her up for school every afternoon anyway and the daily adventures begins. I am one of the few KIDS that she plays with outside of school.

So I’m now off to check her out from school and walking into the office it hits me. What am I going to tell them as a reason/excuse for checking her out? Wow! Now I’m panicking a little. And I’m trying stuff out that sounds acceptable; “I’m carrying her to Harvard or Princeton for her quarterly teaching assignment.” Or, “We’re flying to Swaziland South Africa for a meeting with some pastor friends.”

Maybe, “I’m taking her to a meeting with Dr. Ben Carson to get his advice on 5th grade science.”

Naaaa, I can’t lie, that would be a bad example. I thought I’d call her brilliant mom and ask her but she’s busy and I didn’t need to further convince her that her Dad is a…Dufuss.

I know the problem I’m having is because all the trips I took to the principals office as a “student” (I use that word loosely, Mrs. Wingard.) I got my first paddling in the First grade. It went down hill from there and peaked in my sophomore year with a suspension from Mr. Love. The worst of it is my Father inserted his correction in the picture. Ouch!

I finally decided to tell the truth, I’m helping her skip school because she will have to go home with you folks if you do not release her now.

Needless to say I was put in front of of a computer screen which ask me my name, took my picture and ask which student I was going to deliver. Then it asked me WHY??? Then amazingly it gave me a multiple-choice answer. MULTIPLE-CHOICE!!! I Love This.

A. Dr. Appointment.

B. Home.

C. Sickness.

D. Appt. With Harvard & Princeton.

Ok, “D” wasn’t on it. So I clicked on Home, got my smiling granddaughter and took her to her mom. So much stress, a BIG relief from a multiple-choice.

I started thinkin of this as a brief pardon from you for a couple days as I go to a men’s retreat. My Been Thinkin will be absent (I think) for a couple of days.

I am certainly loving giving you folks the leftovers from my head to the page.

See you 1. Soon, 2. Later. 3. In Swaziland.

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