Message-ID: <18981093.1075840562266.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 06:39:23 -0800 (PST) From: griff@odessapumps.com To: e-mail <.anita@enron.com>, e-mail <.ashlee@enron.com>, e-mail <.brandi@enron.com>, e-mail <.brian@enron.com>, e-mail <.clayton@enron.com>, e-mail <.damon@enron.com>, e-mail <.dana@enron.com>, e-mail <.gary@enron.com>, e-mail <.eddie@enron.com>, e-mail <.glen@enron.com>, e-mail <.jack@enron.com>, e-mail <.jeff@enron.com>, e-mail <.jeffrey@enron.com>, e-mail <.jennifer@enron.com>, e-mail <.john@enron.com>, e-mail <.john@enron.com>, john.griffith@enron.com, e-mail <.junior@enron.com>, e-mail <.kel@enron.com>, e-mail <.keran@enron.com>, e-mail <.melinda@enron.com>, e-mail <.michelle@enron.com>, e-mail <.roy@enron.com>, e-mail <.rhonda@enron.com> Subject: FW: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Mike Griffith @ENRON X-To: Anita Schmid (E-mail) , ASHLEE PFEIFFER (E-mail) , BRANDI WOOD (E-mail) , BRIAN KNIGHTEN (E-mail) , CLAYTON HOWE (E-mail) , DAMON STUARD (E-mail) , DANA RALSTON (E-mail) , GARY ISRAEL (E-mail) , EDDIE AARON- HOME (E-mail) , GLEN LANKFORD (E-mail) , JACK BOONE (E-mail) , JEFF JONES (E-mail) , JEFF JONES (E-mail 2) , JEFFREY KIOLBASSA (E-mail) , JENNIFER GRIFFITH (E-mail) , JOHN AND ANGIE GRIFFITH (E-mail) , JOHN PAUL JOINER (E-mail) , Griffith, John , JUNIOR RICHARDS (E-mail) , KEL WOOD (E-mail) , KERAN JONES (E-mail) , MELINDA FITTS (E-mail) , MICHELLE ROBINSON (E-mail) , ROY PAT RUCKER (E-mail) , RHONDA GRIFFITH (E-mail) X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Griffith, John\Deleted Items X-Origin: GRIFFITH-J X-FileName: john griffith 6-25-02.PST -----Original Message----- From: Morris Vannoy Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 8:25 AM To: Joe Lewallen; Joey Lewallen; Jr. Cobos; Mike Griffith; Sean Hale; Toby Eoff Subject: FW: -----Original Message----- From: Dub House [mailto:dubhouse@thisrealty.com] Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 8:02 AM To: St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley; Shannon House; Morris Vannoy; Kwomack; Kieth Barlow; Keithandjenhouse; Gimmejimmy1; Garyg; CR; Casey House; Barry Horseman Subject: > > > For those that didn't know (and I'm one that didn't) read further: > > > > > > > > > In a supermarket, Kurtis, the stock boy, was busily working when a > new > > > voice > > > came over intercom 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. > > > > > > He'll be playing Sunday in the Superbowl.