My dad and stepmom, Shannon, came over the other day to drop something off. When they walked in the door, I was putting pin curls in Elena's hair, as requested. Shannon asked if she could do it.
Who am I to stand in the way of a woman who wants to do tedious work? I quickly got up and handed her the hair pins.
After the hair styling, I asked my dad if he'd do a little magic for the kids. I've been begging him to do this for quite a while. (Now, when I say "magic", I should specify that I mean card tricks and such. My dad's specialty is slight-of-hand, not cutting people in half or making them disappear.)The last time he had done a magic show for the kids was before the adoption.
"Pick a card. Any card." Ever heard that line? I've heard it all my life.
After awhile of doing a bunch of tricks, he did my favorite one. He loves me and never leaves this one out. "Who wants to help me with this next trick?" he asks. And despite Daniel and Liddy's frantic hand-waving, Dad could see that Isaac desperately wanted to help out this time. Elena must have noticed it too. (She's pointing at him.)
First, Isaac picks a card. Look how excited he is to do something so exhilarating as picking a card out of deck. He can hardly stand it!
Now dad has half the deck stacked on top of the other half. It's a two story building and there's about to be a killing. (Dad wisely left the story out of it for the sake of the kids.)
A little twist of the wrist, and the building becomes a gun.
See the gun? The kids were all very impressed with this. (They're still trying to learn how to shuffle cards.) I was too the first time I saw it, but my dad is smart and skilled and he can do anything.
So, now he takes Isaac's card back and it becomes the bullet. Can you see it down there? Dad popped that bullet through the gun and out shot Isaac's card.
Everyone was entertained, including me, and I know all his tricks.
"Pick a card. Any card." Ever heard that line? I've heard it all my life.
After awhile of doing a bunch of tricks, he did my favorite one. He loves me and never leaves this one out. "Who wants to help me with this next trick?" he asks. And despite Daniel and Liddy's frantic hand-waving, Dad could see that Isaac desperately wanted to help out this time. Elena must have noticed it too. (She's pointing at him.) 
First, Isaac picks a card. Look how excited he is to do something so exhilarating as picking a card out of deck. He can hardly stand it!
Now dad has half the deck stacked on top of the other half. It's a two story building and there's about to be a killing. (Dad wisely left the story out of it for the sake of the kids.)
A little twist of the wrist, and the building becomes a gun.
See the gun? The kids were all very impressed with this. (They're still trying to learn how to shuffle cards.) I was too the first time I saw it, but my dad is smart and skilled and he can do anything.
So, now he takes Isaac's card back and it becomes the bullet. Can you see it down there? Dad popped that bullet through the gun and out shot Isaac's card.
Everyone was entertained, including me, and I know all his tricks.
4 comments:
how about a picture of the results of the pin curls??
I tho't about that as I was posting it. I didn't take any after pics. {hiding face in shame}
Wow! After all that about how amazingly talented our dad is and the only comment is about Elena's hair? They must all be jealous.
BTW, I wanted to see the hair too ;)
Doesn't the hair in pin curlers remind you of gramma madge? I think that is the only time I had pin curlers in my hair.
BTW Gary looks just like my dad, when I first glanced at the photo, I thought why is my dad at Ginger's house. (he does the same card tricks )
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