The Journal of Phillip Grant - Dec 4

So there I was in the park with Vanessa. Damn she is just so fine, I can't stop thinking about her.

At any rate, I had to duck off for a quick pee. Had to have been the worse timing of my life.

There she was, ready to have a baby. In the public toilets in the park. Obviously, I couldn't let that happen so I took her to the hospital in a taxi.  That's Alyssia Hill, she's married to a blue dude called Lavar.

I wasn't the only one that felt a bit stressed.  Several guys outside the hospital also worried about the birth.  We got in just fine, the dad arrived a short time later.  I didn't get a picture of the baby, he has the same skin tone as his dad and his older sister.  Hmm, I think it was a boy.  I could be wrong, it was a stressful night.

Now that The Shrimp is a toddler, Katie and Eric are busy toddler taming.  Eric wants to be super dad, he wants to teach Shrimpy how to walk, talk and potty.  Given he has a full time job, I don't think it's likely that he'll make that goal.

The dishwasher was broken and Mum tried to fix it.  It was going well for quite a long time when she made a critical mistake.  Mum got fried, the dishwasher was toast and there was a huge fire.

Gack.  My life goal is to be a visionary.  No one will take me seriously until I improve my style.  I could have done this when still in elementary.

I was starving so I decided to take Vanessa out for a fancy meal.  I hope that will put her in the right mood for a massage, I've been wanting to practice my technique with her for days.

Hugo Hawke was there with his daughter Shanita.  He is so absent-minded that he forgot he promised her a nice dinner.  Poor kid is almost as hungry as I am.

They brought me the wrong plate.  When I noticed the mistake, they did offer to replace it but I was far too hungry to wait.  That was a great thing.  I have no idea what the dish was but it was absolutely divine.  The best meal I've ever eaten.   My tummy will thank me for days.

Oh yeah, that did the trick.  A good meal, a bit of chatter and now I can show Vanessa what a massage should feel like.   She should appreciate this enough that we can do some serious lip work.

That's the problem with bringing a girl home.  Parents infest the place.  Go away, I need space.

That's better, a little privacy so I can whisper in her ear.

And invite her to my bed.  We have some fun planned for tonight.

Should we be investing in another crib?

Not on my count Dad.  We were very careful.  Unlike some around here.

You know.  It might be time for me to start house hunting.  I'm sure that Eric and Katie won't mind more privacy and it's going to feel crowded here if I can convince Vanessa to move in.  I need to work on that.

I'll still help around the house.  The garden is smaller than it was but it's still big for one person to handle.

Ah finally.  I caught Vanessa in a weak moment and she's agreed to move in.  I've also found out that she dislikes art.  I hope I can convince her to change, I'm planning on creating a lot of art over the next few years.

Hey, Dad, is it ok if Vanessa and I travel to Egypt?  I need some photography practice.

Sure boy, the cost of a holiday is tiny.  Now if you were asking me to buy a house...

And when we get back, we may want to move to a new house.

Then I guess we'll have to buy you a house.  It won't be the most expensive one you can find.  Your older brother Sammy and older sister Kathy had to make do with modest homes.

Thanks Dad.

Eric is feeling very pleased.  The Shrimp can walk now.

Dad mentioned Sammy for the first time in ages.  He's not sure how to feel about Sammy, we keep hearing about him skimming the top of campaign donations.  Our Sammy is a dirty politician?

Then again, we haven't seen much of Kathy since she moved away either.  Mum and Dad should visit them, it's been a long time.