BO (RDERSTONE), I gotta tell you a little ort about "SaturdayClothes":
When Merry and I were first Married, 28 years go now, all that mattered, in total, was that we had each other to have and hold, as they say, and I was intoxicated by life in a way I'd never known possible...
Every day was a joy.... it matterred none that I was woking in a lumber yard and hardware giant box namd "Hugh M.Woods" - great Denver family owned business that treated their personnel with respect.... and had benefits like..well... were available only in the day.... unles you are a CEO or grandfathered-in Government professional before Brook's Act Legislation now... point being on emplyment was it did not use my mind, and truthfully yes I was bored; but it mattered not, cause I had my Merry to come home to everyday, and ('scuse the unintentional sexism, its the way we were both raised as a norm) she had hot dinner on the table, hopeful look in her eyes, love, and even if it was burnt to a crisp I would extoll its virtues, even as she cried "its terrible - I BURNED IT...." AND I WOULD TELL HER IT WAS WONDERFUL.
When Mamie came along, Merry was in the hospital for 3 months or so, even then, that was a LOT of money, now I don't want to even think about it..... but we almost lost both mother and daughter in that one to toxemia and sumpin like that that goes along - the women will know...., well, when all was said and done safely, happily, and home.... the bill came in at $11,000 !!!! Oh my God... 3 months in the hospital... now that would be almost $11k/day ! with ahh the trimmings involved, not even ICU though, that I had her in at around $20,000/day more recently.
But of course that was not what mattered a whit, only a roadsign of the times then and now....then, Hugh M Woods (insurance) paid 100% of it. I'd say every penny, but believe it not they charged me $0.14 eg 14 cents !
And the superbill was about 7 feet long.. OK
THE WHOLE POINT IS, BACK THEN, LITTLE APARTMENT ON THE PRAIRIE, lol, life was so good... and I was so happy - that on SATURDAY MORNINGS I would get up and have a mini ritual, cause it was Saturday, and Mery and I did not have to work, and could play all day together... so I'd start each SATURDAY WITH "Saturday Clothes" on the turntable (that dates it), followed by the happy tune by the Rascalls (huh? huh?) "Its A Beautiful Mornin' ".
A couple times, back to back. Pick Merry up, and spin her around, and say "what we were gonna do today ?", a movie and dinner, a drive to the mountains, go camping?, drive up the "bump-bump road" as Mamie called it at 3, to my folks amazing mountain retreat house built on a promontory at just under 10,000 feet on the flanks of Mt. Meeker 13,900, and Long's Peak - 14,251 ft. as memory serves. And spend a pampered weekend. My foks were so glad to see us and their "spoiled by Granny and Grandpa" for a day little Mamie, they were so happy to see us, and us them..... Merry was healthy, absolutely gorgeous (always was), and full of life and merriment.
So those two songs just fit, and notably - your SATURDAY CLOTHES,
BO just fit and set the tone for the day.
And Lazy Morning started out Sundays quite often....especially if we were gonna cook out.. those were the days. But, the Lumber & Hardware grew so boring, to Merry's terror I returned to college, worked full time + between the Woods Co. job, and my for-credit U.S. Forest Service Externship "learn and earn" Federal work-study professional program, a scholarship actually, in their cartographic and aerial photo labs.
So, full time work +, and more than full time school (defined as 12-16 semester hours load, and I took on average 21 or so semester hours) and homework on averge til 4 - 5 a.m., sleep an hour to 1 1/2 hours, shower, do it all over again... for a couple years.... ( I honestly don't know how I did it without crashing and burning). It may sound corney, but I knew while other guys would get a 7 year itch in their marriage; I did NOT, I got it in my career, and by going back it represented providing better for Merry and Mamie to me (when guys were supposed to do that) and using my mind -happier me, happier us - I figured. And it worked ! Merry was scared I'd find a "college girl" and lose interest in her.... no reassurance really cut that...
But when I was done, had my new career, was even more in love with Merry for being supportive of that VERY difficult family endeavour (what little time outside of work, school, and study/homework was spent for the most part by Merry's choice with Mamie, cause as she put it - you've only got these precious few formative years with her to remember and build her values; we have our whole lives to catch up on time together. What a woman. What a lady.... oh boy here I go....
Point is
BO, that song....brought back all those happy memories for me, still does. Thanks for reminding me of what matters with that song in your "happy"list.
~geo Steve
