Hi Ho Tonto!

Little Caesar was a passing fancy, thank God!  I don't think any of us could have handled eating that much of their pizza, $5.00 or not.  M.O.M.'s interest in him, was purely a drive-by flirting. 

One Saturday night in late December of 2013, we were gathered at M.O.M. and dad's for our typical weekend dinner and a movie. There is always a lot of discussion as to what should we watch and what should we eat.  We ended up opting for the newly released on demand Lone Ranger.

The critics called it a bomb, but dad had heard from the guys at work that "it was pretty good, just don't go in expecting to see the Lone Ranger from your youth."

And so we sat down to dinner with no set expectations of what the movie would be like.

There was no indication that anything was out of the ordinary as we watched the movie, we all agreed it was wonderful and should be purchased on Blu-Ray for our continued viewing pleasure.  And so it was.  It would have been just that simple and we could have moved merrily along had I not gotten that phone call at work.

It was one of those busy days where I was torn between feeling like I had 8 arms and wishing I did have 8 arms.  I was juggling paperwork, emails, salesmen, and phone calls all at the same time.  The phone rang and I answered.  I had seen the caller ID so I knew it was M.O.M. 

She started out complaining about dad and I, much to my shame, somewhat tuned her out. 

"Do you know what that so-and-so father of yours did?"

"No, M.O.M., what did he do?"  I began answering an  email.

"He..........house.........garbage..........three freaking weeks......I wanna shove it up his.....................and I'M PISSED!  Johnny Depp just got engaged!"

I paused finished typing what ever it was I was saying... "Wait a minute, back the bus up.. what did you say?"

"Your dad, he.."

"No, M.O.M., what did you say about Johnny Depp?"

"He got engaged the bastard!"

"What, now you want Johnny Depp?"

"Hell yes, if he dressed up like Tonto every night."

I was speechless.... again!

Who ME?

And so began to blossom the latest love of M.O.M.'s life.  There were plenty of sighs and "oooh Tonto" when ever M.O.M. was around. 

Kate sent me a private message on Facebook with a link to a Youtube video.

Jump on Tonto

This became my ring tone for when M.O.M. calls me. 

M.O.M. set a picture of Tonto as her wallpaper on her smart phone.

It was official, they were an, um, item.

This pleases me.
 

Soon she set her ring tone to the William Tell Overture.  Nothing has caused her infatuation for Tonto to waiver.  We are currently still on the look out for any kind of Tonto items to appease M.O.M.

This one might be THE one. 

We only fear that she might someday see him walking down the street and propose spontaneously. 

How would he react?  What would he say?  



Yes, of course,



But secretly, we wonder... could he ever live up to the Burger King?

You can't be serious.

Tonto is a lucky guy.

Kate: "So, M.O.M, if you married the Burger King, what would that have made you?"
M.O.M. "The Dairy Queen."

Kate: "And what would you be if you'd married Little Caesar?"
M.O.M. "Cleopatra."

Kate: "And... what would you be if you married Tonto?"

M.O.M. "Riding the range tonight!"

Go M.O.M.!!!