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that. I plan on giving Claudia what she wanted and enjoy the rest of the day and night with her. It has been a great day so far, other than the little speed bump at the salon, but she's leaving me alone about my hair. I doubt I'll ever be able to cut it, but after today who knows.
     
     
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    I woke up to my cell phone ringing and I looked at the caller ID and saw it was my dad. I hesitated to answer it, but I knew if I didn't then he would call Claudia.
    "Hi Daddy!"
    "Well hey sweetheart, did I wake you?" I've always loved the sound of my dad's sweet voice and now I feel bad about not wanting to answer the phone.
    "Well, actually you did. I was taking a nap, but that's ok. I needed to get up. How are you and Mom doing?" I'm sure he knows I sleep too much and for the first time in a long time, I was actually telling the truth and was taking a nap.
    "I love a nap every once in a while, but it sure would be nice to hear that you're going out on a Saturday night and doing something. Saturdays always remind me of getting to spend time with the kids, when you and Derek would go out for dinner." That brought tears to my eyes. He and Mom were the best grandparents that way. They enjoyed their Saturdays with the kids and the kids always looked forward to seeing their Gamma and Papa every weekend.
    "This might make your day then, Dad. Claud got me out of the house today. We went and ate breakfast and did girl stuff. You know, manicures and pedicures and we actually went to a little boutique and bought some dresses." Hopefully that will keep him from worrying about me too much.
    "Oh honey, that's great! I'm thrilled you got out of the house. Thank God for Claudia! I can't wait to tell your mother." I could tell that he was grinning over the phone. I guess I really did have everyone worried. It's the first time I've heard my dad sound so happy about anything in a long time.
    "She had to pull my leg a little to get me to go, because I sure didn't want to. I have to admit I did have a lot of fun and it kept me from well, thinking too much. Ya know?"
    “Yes honey, I do know and I also know that today would have been Derek's birthday and I've been worried about you all day and was wondering how you were dealing with it, and I meant to call you sooner, but it's been a busy day around here." He sounded tired through the phone.
    "Are you and Mom ok? Are you both feeling alright?" Oh, I don't know what I would do if something happened to either one of them and I'm sure the added stress of worrying about me all of the time probably doesn't help matters.
    "We are fine Sweetie, don't you worry. Your mom gave me a bunch of honey do's for the day. I swear she would make a great prison warden. Don't you dare tell her I said that either! I will deny it!" He chuckled, but I knew he didn't mean it. Dad was the biggest procrastinator I knew, so I'm sure there was a lot he had put off and Mom had probably just promised him his favorite dinner for payment, if he would get everything fixed that needed done.
    "Oh Daddy, I won't say a word. Mum's the word! No pun intended, hehe."
    "Haha. You're a funny girl. I love you and think about you every day and I'm really glad that you got out of the house today, honey. You sound better than you have in a very long time." Now that I think about it, I've laughed quite a bit today. I heard my dad clear his throat and he lowered his voice, which meant that what he was about to say was serious.
    "Your Mother and I have been talking to Claudia a lot lately about how you've been doing and I don't know if Claud has told you or not, but we have been talking about an in treatment program for you." I had to admit that I kind of thought this has been discussed, as much as they have been talking the last few weeks. Every time I would walk into the living room and she was on the phone, she'd get real quiet and get off the phone and say it was work stuff. I knew they had been talking about me, because she