Breaking into the Ladd Family

Hi Everyone,

I'm Cloud Griffin, husband of the lovely Debbey. just wanted to take a moment and share some of my memories of my short time relationship with the Ladd family.

Having been part of these wonderful people for over 10 yrs now I have been witness to more than a few funny stories. Let us start with one about me to begin with.

On one of my first vists to Debbey's Mom's house "Earnie's" I walked in to the most food i have ever seen at one time! i thought "my God, how many people are coming?" I later learned that Earnie can't make a sandwich without two loaves of bread and half a cow.

I was met with open arms! not being used to this i kept my hand on my wallet, but soon learned their openess was real, along with their love.

i really wanted to be a part of this family and I knew what i had to do. Kids, that's the ticket!
i went to my car and retreived a kite, i really like kids!. No sooner than i had the kite up, by the way there was no wind that day, i noticed that everybody was outside watching me run around the yard trying to get the kite up far enough that by small chance some mystic wind would take hold and soar it upward. All the kids were running with me as I ran backwards pulling the kite string as fast as I could I failed to notice Earnie's birdbath behind me! Yes, picture a six foot 280 pound full grown man falling backwards onto a plastic birdbath! it wasn't pretty, as i lay atop the birdbath i glance toward my new family. And as the plastic bird bath slowly collasped beneath me I looked at them knowing the good people they were would be running to my aid i was taken back a bit when what i actually saw were them laughing there ass's off. I knew I was accepted!

Now a quick short story about one of my favorite sister-in-laws. They are all my favorite but this one is on Sandi.

Her work brought her to Memphis for a few months and we were so glad she stayed with us. She was a joy and i really looked forward to our deep conversations at night concerning the important issues of the world!

Sandi was always able to support any argument she had with a profound "People Say"

I once asked Sandy who these people were and she replied to with "You Know, Those People"

Hard to argue a point like that! But I had needed a new recliner for a long long time. being the intellegent shopper I am, more on this later, i search everywhere in Memphis for the perfect recliner for a big guy like myself. After a couple of months i had found it! A beautiful LazyBoy Big Guy recliner, made just for me. after a week they delivered it and set it up.

Sandi came in from work not long after and i explained my only rule of the house.

DO NOT SIT IN CLOUD'S CHAIR!

so after a nice dinner and a few hours of conversation and TV, i decided to go to bed. normally Sandi retires earlier than me but maybe she was on a coffee high or something so i thought little about it.

As I cross the living room low and behold if Sandi didn't jump up and sit in MY chair and release the longest, loudest most reviberating lumber jack fart you have ever heard in your life!!

i don't believe i have ever fully recovered from this because even today knowing she is miles away i can sometimes still hear the thundering noise of that night,

that's all for now, i do enjoy reading everyone's stories

Cloud