Gale

Before there was the fabulous Mr. L, there was Matt my brother in law. I have now known him over half my life.  He is more brother than brother in law.   He has been handy man, babysitter, and when needed, stand in dad.   By the time Josey was 5, she would automatically say "Uh-oh.  We better call Uncle Matt" anytime anything broke.  Here is one of many Matt to the rescue stories:

Sam use to love to play in water so much, that he would make his own indoor swimming pools at home.  His favorite was the sink in the 2nd floor bathroom.  That door was typically kept locked for that reason.  One evening, I had been meeting with some specialist at my home.  I didn't realize the upstairs bathroom door had been left open.  Not until I heard a "drip, drip, drip" in the garage.  When I opened the door, there was a waterfall pouring through the ceiling.  After I turned off the water, I called Matt.  "I need you to come over." 

He asked, "Can't it wait until I'm finished eating?"  To which I replied, "WAHHHHH!!!!!!"  then explained between sobs that the drywall was drooping.  Matt came over immediately, although really, what was he going to do at that point that couldn't wait until dinner was over?  While we were trying to decide how to approach the problem, the drywall and insulation cascaded onto my car in a soggy pink heap.  Matt pulled out my car, wet/dry vacuumed the floor, and adjusted the insulation that remained to allow for better ventilation and drying. 

When the kids' dad moved out and I was forced to sell the house, Matt was the one who helped repair the damage from Sam's rampages.  He located every Woody, Buzz, and Jesse as well as Thomas and all his friends that Sam had tossed in the duct work.  I was able to sell the house quickly for less of a loss than if I had put it on the market with holes in the walls.  Sam was able to bring his beloved possessions with him. 

With all this nice stuff about Matt, why is Gale in the title?  Because if she hadn't had the good sense to marry such a good man, I wouldn't have these stories to tell. 

Gale, thanks for marrying Matt so that I could have the most fabulous brother in law EVER!!!!!!