OT: I love my momma!

[doubt at inwave.com (Nate Mellom)]

Hats off to yer mom, bro!  That is one cool birthday present.  Almost 
reminds me of an episode of Overhaulin', but with a twist.  It must have 
been hard for everyone to keep it from you, especially your wife.  Kudos 
to all involved!

BTW, is she looking to adopt?
:)


Mike Smith wrote:
> The story:
> 
> Last month:  My mom helped my brother buy an '03 Lexus.  He needed a
> new car. I understood.  When he sees it, my 11 yr-old nephew says
> "It's cooler than your car, Mike."  I wanted to smack that little
> putz, but he ran away too fast.
> 
> Last week:  My mom mentions she has a new-to-her convertable.  "What
> kind?" I ask.  "An '03 Solara.  I've lusted after these since they
> came out."  I tell her "Welcome to my world with the Scirocco.  You'll
> know you have a problem when start driving out of state to hang out
> with other Solara owners."  She says "That won't happen.  And by the
> way, I haven't bought your sister a car."  Meaning "Don't think that
> I'm going around buying everyone cars."
> 
> This weekend: My mom sells quilting supplies and she was working a
> quilt show 30 min N of me so she was staying with us.  Monday being my
> birthday, she decided that after we packed her stuff in her van this
> afternoon (Sunday), she would take us out to dinner to celebrate.  My
> brother was also coming up to help pack things up and to join us for
> dinner.
> 
> While he's driving up here, I call and ask him if I can drive his
> Lexus from the show back to our house.  He says "Sure."  My wife and I
> arrive and he's already there and we spend about 40 minutes getting
> everything packed up.  As we walk outside, I look in the direction
> that my brother says he parked and I see a nice car I want to drive,
> but not his Lexus.  "Must be around the corner," thinks I.
> 
> I say "Wow, I'd almost rather drive that car instead of yours."  My
> brother replies "Oh yeah?" and tosses me his keys.  I look in my hand
> and notice that these keys match the car I was ogling.  I say "This is
> yours? Where's the Lexus?"  "I crashed it."
> 
> Knowing my brother and his history with cell phones and a certain
> totaled Prelude, I bought it hook, line and sinker with no question in
> my mind about the veracity of his statement.  As I start walking
> towards the car with a bemused smile on my face, my wife says "You
> know, you should thank your mother."  It didn't register.  I mean,
> hey, I get to drive this cool car my brother just got.  At that point,
> something started to trickle through my head.  I stopped and looked at
> my mom.  She had a weird smile on her face.
> 
> At this point, I'm told that I first turned white, then red, then
> started to tear up.  It was at this point that I realized that I was
> going to be updating my sig.
> 
> I really, really, REALLY love my momma!
>