Message-ID: <6423554.1075840320352.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 19:53:08 -0800 (PST) From: mfe252@airmail.net Subject: True Story Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: M D Ferguson X-To: X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Bass, Eric\Inbox X-Origin: BASS-E X-FileName: eric bass 6-25-02.PST > True Story: > In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy, was > busily working when a new voice > came over the asking for a carryout at check > register 4. > > As he approached the check-out stand, a smile > caught his eye; the new check > out girl was beautiful. She was an older > woman (maybe 26; he was only > 22). > > > Later that day, after his shift was over, he > waited by the punch clock to > find out her name. She came into the break > room, smiled softly at him, took > her card and punched out, then left. He > looked at her card: Brenda. > > Next day, he waited outside as she left the > supermarket, and offered her a > ride home. He looked harmless enough, and she > accepted. When he dropped her > off, he asked if maybe he could see her > again, outside of work. She simply > said it wasn't possible. He pressed and she > explained she had two children > and she couldn't afford a baby-sitter. He > offered to pay for the > baby-sitter. Reluctantly she accepted his > offer for a date the following > Saturday. > > That Saturday night he arrived at her door > only to have her tell him that > she was unable to go with him. The > baby-sitter had called and canceled. To > which Kurtis simply said, "Well, lets take > the kids with us." > > She tried to explain that taking the children > was not an option, but he > wouldn't take 'no' for an answer. Finally, > Brenda, brought him inside to > meet her children. She had a cute older > daughter. Then Brenda brought out > her son, in a wheelchair. He was born a > paraplegic, with Down syndrome. > Kurtis told Brenda, "I still don't understand > why the kids can't come with > us." > > Brenda was amazed. Most men would run away > from a woman with two kids, > especially if one was disabled. Her prior > husband, the father of the kids, > had done that. > > That evening Kurtis and Brenda loaded up the > kids and went to dinner and the > movies. When her son needed anything, Kurtis > took care of him. When he > needed to use the rest room, Kurtis picked > him up out of his chair . The > kids loved Kurtis. At the end of the evening, > Brenda knew this was the man > she was going to marry and spend the rest of > her life with. > > A year later, they were married and Kurtis > adopted both of her children. > Since then they have added two more kids. > > So what happened to the stock boy and check > out girl? > > Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Warner now live in St. Louis, > where he plays quarterback for > the St. Louis Rams. Kurt won the NFL MVP > award this year.