

On your left shoulder, Al, she called to him, where you put them while you tied your tie. Where the hell are my socks? I had ’em in my hand a second ago.

You can’t play games with bank stock and not expect consequences, even if you are dead. How do you think your meeting will go? she asked. Jan set the toothbrush aside and rinsed her mouth. Together forty-five years, and she still thinks I can understand her when she talks with a toothbrush in her mouth. His wife Jan, white haired and dressed in her robe, looked at him from the master bathroom and mumbled something as she brushed her teeth. I wouldn’t bother with a tie if I knew these kids better. He reached for his suit coat, hesitated, and left it where it was. You’re kind of an old fossil for this nonsense, he thought. A halo of wispy, white hair edged his shining pate his back was stooped and his face lined and creased. Rockburg, Northern Wisconsin, September 2013Īl finished tying his tie and looked at himself in the mirror. Read moreĬodicil: a document that amends a previously executed will. **I received this book for free and voluntarily provided my honest and unbiased review. I truly enjoyed reading this book and look forward to recommending it to friends and even gifting it to a few, for a good holiday read. Hidden under the doc’s rules and memoirs, this book has a great message, and one portrayed in an excellent way. I liked the light-hearted nature this read took, from soft topics right through to some that are hard for many to approach. In fact, he was likely the most sane of the lot, as he taught them so much about life and themselves, from beyond the grave. As we travel through the life and times of the good vet, we come to find out that there is so much more to him than his family gave him credit for and that he wasn’t senile when he set the task for acquiring his fortune. It is the kind of read that can warm your heart and really make you enjoy all the subtle things in life. It was one that I found fun to cuddle up, on a cold day (not to mention our oil had run out, so it was deathly cold) and really have a good laugh. If you are looking for something humorous, with a touch of sweetness, kindness and love, then this is your winter read.
