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*Daily chat thread**22nd Aug 2008**
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He said, "Patches, Patches, boy, the hammer of
life done beat your old papa down to the ground, and I ain't got nobody to
turn to to take care of mama and the younger. So what I want you to do is
promise me, son, is that you're gonna do your best to help your mama as much
as you can." I said, "Papa, I'm gonna do my best." But little did I know
then like I know now, that tryin' to climb life's mountains searchin' for a
top where there ain't no top, sometimes you find yourself frustrated, lazy.
But every time I feel like I can't live my life like I want to, my mind goes
back to that day when I see those tears in my daddy's eyes. But most of all
I remember his words, "Patches, I'm dependin' on you, boy." Every time I
feel like givin' up, I hear his voice. "Patches, Patches, Patches, Patches -"
goes to find razorblades and paracetmol*
and tissues.
lots of tissues.Nevertheless she persisted.0 -
then follow with Elvis and "dont cry daddy":heartpulsOnce a Flylady, always a Flylady:heartpuls0
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Tiptoes in to see what's happening and tiptoes straight out again...
Oi! You! Get back here!"Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0 -
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I'm depending on you, son
I've tried to do my best
It's up to you to do the rest
Patches
I'm depending on you, son
I've tried to do my best
It's up to you to do the rest
Patches
I'm depending on you, son
To pull the family through
My son, it's all left up to you
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Something I discovered on Holiday
*Dont use a bar of soap as lubricant*But these things take time, I know that I'm, the most inept that ever stepped.0
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