Oh yes - The wife - Totally forgot about her -
I just checked with my wife.
You know, it's all in the presentation!
Remember, I have a lot of guns and motorcycles and stuff. I am darn good at this getting-approval-process by now.
Each presentation generally requires a new approach, although "high-moral" issues can be used more than once, just not frequently.
With three young lives at stake in this particular situation, I actually had lots to work with.
She agrees that, yes, again, it is OK.
I, Ojisan, have been tasked with yet another sacrifice for the good of mankind.
The girls may stay here with me.
My Wife's only concern is that the girls might hog the washer and dryer, so they will have to wash their clothes at the laundromat around the corner.
Should it prove too crowded here, the Wife may elect to go for a semester of college in the Hamptons.
So, we are good to go here.
Will you fly, bus or drive them here?
When?
When EXACTLY will they be here?
Do you have more photos?
Can I go somewhere and pick them up?
Will they be here in time for Xmas?
Do they need stockings to hang by the fire?
The sooner they are here the better.