Keeping up with Us

The other evening, while pealing an orange, I thought to myself just how much I dislike pealing oranges! I was reminded of and evening some 20 years ago, when I sat in the living room anxiously awaiting a slice of a freshly pealed orange my Dad was pealing. There was a time when we always had oranges at our house and most evenings, while watching TV or playing cards, Dad would always peal one and share it with me. It was kinda our thing...Travis wouldn't eat them and every now and then, Mom would ask for a slice, but only one! I always laughed when Dad would squeeze the peal and make it spray a fine mist of 'orange' at Lacie (our dog). She'd walk off, half sneezing, half growling but would always return the next evening when Dad sat down and began pealing our next orange! I know it's silly, but I couldn't help from smiling as I enjoyed an orange with AJ and thought back on that childhood memory. I wondered if AJ would someday look back on that evening with a smile, too!