My mom didn't have much patience for illness when we were growing up. My dad, on the other hand, LOVED taking care of sick kids. So, needless to say, whenever we got sick we went straight to dad. He would immediately run out and buy everything we needed to get better; chicken soup, Dimetapp, Popsicles and of course Donald Duck orange juice. He never bought just regular orange juice, cause that doesn't have the special healing powers that the Donald Duck variety had! This became somewhat of a tradition in my home. No matter how old I got DD OJ always made me feel better. Then, the travesty of all travesties occurred....THEY STOPPED SELLING IT! I've been searching and searching for years, but no luck. Just last night I was searching through the weekly grocery ads; lo and behold on page two of the Albersons' ad, there it was, DONALD DUCK ORANGE JUICE. When I saw this, my first thought was to call and tell my dad the good news. Unfortunately that's something I can no longer do. That realization made me cry. I then started thinking about West and how much my dad would absolutely adore him and how much he's missing out on. That made me cry even more. But, I remembered that just because I can't see him doesn't mean he's not around. I don't know how it works in heaven and I don't know how much 'free time' you have, but I'm sure my dad's not missing much. And even though these little moments make me cry, I'm so grateful for them, they show what a big part of my life my dad was and make me feel so close to him. So, as soon as West is up from his afternoon nap, we're headed to Albertsons, because no matter how old I get there are two things that will always be true; sometimes I still need my daddy and Donald Duck orange juice always make me feel better! Friday, July 8, 2011
Donald Duck Orange Juice
My mom didn't have much patience for illness when we were growing up. My dad, on the other hand, LOVED taking care of sick kids. So, needless to say, whenever we got sick we went straight to dad. He would immediately run out and buy everything we needed to get better; chicken soup, Dimetapp, Popsicles and of course Donald Duck orange juice. He never bought just regular orange juice, cause that doesn't have the special healing powers that the Donald Duck variety had! This became somewhat of a tradition in my home. No matter how old I got DD OJ always made me feel better. Then, the travesty of all travesties occurred....THEY STOPPED SELLING IT! I've been searching and searching for years, but no luck. Just last night I was searching through the weekly grocery ads; lo and behold on page two of the Albersons' ad, there it was, DONALD DUCK ORANGE JUICE. When I saw this, my first thought was to call and tell my dad the good news. Unfortunately that's something I can no longer do. That realization made me cry. I then started thinking about West and how much my dad would absolutely adore him and how much he's missing out on. That made me cry even more. But, I remembered that just because I can't see him doesn't mean he's not around. I don't know how it works in heaven and I don't know how much 'free time' you have, but I'm sure my dad's not missing much. And even though these little moments make me cry, I'm so grateful for them, they show what a big part of my life my dad was and make me feel so close to him. So, as soon as West is up from his afternoon nap, we're headed to Albertsons, because no matter how old I get there are two things that will always be true; sometimes I still need my daddy and Donald Duck orange juice always make me feel better! 
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I don't think I ever told you this, but, when you were in your big car accident, I searched and hunted and hunted and searched for DD OJ. I just knew it would make it all better for you. I'm so glad they are selling it again, maybe your Dad whispered the idea in someone's ear!
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