2004-06-30
9:48 a.m.

The Past...And The Prez�

With Clay's long (awaited solo) "thingy" almost upon us, and as we each wait in breathless anticipation for our own turn with it, ahem...him... the tour I mean, oh well, you know... some of us at LBFCA are still pondering the following curiosities�

Will HE, our simple, Freckled Stallion� a.k.a. little Teacozy�� Buttercup�� and Downy Ball�� be able to maintain the genuineness, the sincerity� and the HUMILITY of the boy we all fell in love with Once.Upon.A.Time?

Will HE, while being clamored about by millions of RIPE women from coast to coast (ok� maybe not California�), be able to refrain from getting too overly big headed� and start referring to himself by such titles as Mr. Sugarpants�� MY Royal Hottness�� The Cinnamon Stick�� and (omg) last but not least� The Prez�???

And MOST of all� Will HE remember� where he comes from?�

Hmmmm...

But then the worries quickly abate as we recall those memorable words of advice spoken by a famous �Mama� some months ago as he was right on the brink� the verge� the EDGE� of his� becoming. And those words were� �Stay grounded� and know where you come from� and remember that last year we drove a 1983 Chevrolet Malibu� and look where we are NOW!!!�

And as you know, Clayton ALWAYS listens to his Mama�

(Oops sorry� wrong Mama� hang on a sec while I go check my notes�)

And while you�re waiting� please feel free to indulge yourselves in a little pictorial, which I�ve entitled� �He Definitely Knows Where He Comes From��

(Please shift to the right a bit ladies... in order to enjoy the full thrust of it...)

See?� no memory lapses here.

And still� 99.9% �PURE�.

It�s OBVIOUS he loves that little guy!...

�not only for teaching him all the BASICS learned in Kindergarten��

� but for instilling in him a sense of patriotism... and a deep respect for ole' Glory�

� along with a �Fashion Sense.�

You think I�m kidding???

HA!� I rest my case�

And it�s reciprocal!� because the �little guy� loves the �big guy� just as much!

In fact, NOBODY BEFORE has ever come between this boy and his bat�

Or taken the time for a REAL �man to man��

� like explaining to him that even the most seemingly innocent things might just come back to haunt him someday�

But yes, their times together have been good�

Though not completely lacking in sibling rivalry�

But for the most part it�s all been in good fun�

So there you have it!

NOW AND THEN�

THEN AND NOW�

An indelible meshing of might, mind and spirit.

Inch by inch by inch� the past meets the Prez�

It�s just� All�About�Love�

� and coming together�

(MERCY!)

But we were talking about something else, weren't we???

Something about...a Chevy Malibu, I think�

�and good riddance!� Because SOME things of the past are just well best forgotten.

Time to HIT THE ROAD again Boyz!�

~Jannet~

Thanks to:

*ClayNation ~ for providing us with more Clack than we could ever possibly know what to do with�

*Julie ~ for all of her help and suggestions and for selflessly loaning me �The Boyz� for an evening� in the spirit of �research� of course.

*Jill ~ for finding the �fugly baby� pic for me eons ago� and for other things unmentionable...

*My dear friend KC ~ for the diaper pin idea...

*A lovely member of the CBN ~ who was working on a �similar� project simultaneously... unfortunatly for me she was a little bit quicker. Still, witnessing HERS was incredible. It's amazing how we must ALL be of the same might, mind and spirit� kinda sorta?� And besides� "It�s not a competition."...(CA)

*Clay�s Family ~ for these beautiful words of advice and encouragement that sparked this whole idea in the first place�