CHARLES CLAIRE KALISTAChapter 35
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We got home and Sammi, with her daughters’ help, got out the photographic equipment. Michael and Rose helped set it all up, under her direction. My son may have a crush on Samantha!
Sarah was on the Internet, looking at something, as Kalista and I went up to change. We got into our matching red outfits we’d purchased while in San Francisco for IGB event.
After our pictures were taken, Rose and Michael wanted to have theirs taken, so I told them to change into something they dance in, while I walked over to Sarah, who had a shit-eating grin on her face.
“What’s going on, Sarah – you got us a place to get married, already?” I asked.
“Maybe! The new multipurpose outdoor stadium, built for the return of the LA Rams in 2020, wants you to consider them. So does the Colosseum in Vincennes, Indiana.”
“Either one could exceed 100,000 paying customers,” she was quick to add.
“For what price?” I asked, sitting down and putting my fiancée on my lap.
“Either one, $1,000,00O, but that includes cameras and forty 100-inch screens all over the place. Vincennes has a Theme Park called CAMELOT nearby and something called Rome on a Hill,” Sarah said. “It’s become a place for families to visit.”
“If it costs us the same, I pick Vincennes. It’s closer to us. Princess K, what do you think?”
Before she could answer, my babe-in-law added, “Charles, we just have enough time to create a ticket that can be included in a poster order. Do you want to do it?”
I looked at my fiancée who said, “You decide loverboy,” with a great big smile on her face. She gave me a kiss that rocked my world.
“Make it happen in Indiana, Ms. Rollins. Find out if Kevin, Jo, and Dan are available. And get us some tickets to create.”
“SAMANTHA!”
“Yes, oh great one, what does thou bid for me to do?” she replied, hearing her before I saw her.
“You sure got her broken in, don’t you Charles?” Annie said.
“Sammi, get that picture to our print house. Make it our 25th poster; leave all of the rest of them alone. The price will be $5 each or all 25 for $100, which will include a ticket to the Wedding. How about a Silver Ticket this time, with the same info on it as before?” I asked the group. “Make sure it is readable, OK?”
“Sure thing, Boss,” she replied giving me a quick kiss on the lips.
They all liked it.
“Sarah. By chance, have we got performers interested like before?”
“Only a few so far, but we could get away with only an hour of entertainment. Let’s wait a week, and then decide. I’ll send the stadium people a commitment. They are holding October 15th and 16th for us. I will wire them a quarter of their asking price.”
Kalista looked at me and said, “Do you still want to do Nationals, since our wedding has been planned?”
“We have sort of promised that we’re going to be there, but if you don’t want to, we could wait until the following year instead. I want what you want Princess, no more – no less.”
“Can I think on it a couple of days, Charles?” K said to me.
“Sure, getting married is a big thing and without Nationals in our path, we could schedule a short Tour of some kind, to drum up Wedding Ticket sales. We could end the Tour in Vincennes, a week before the wedding.”
Sammi walked up and pronounced, “The new website, CharlesandKalista.com is up and running. I mentioned that Wedding Tickets will be available with the order of a ‘25Pak’ of the posters starting on Saturday, April 1st, is that enough time to get and to proof the tickets?”
“Perfect, my dear – Have you sent the newest poster picture to Grand Junction?” I asked.
“Yes, and I also told the T-shirt people to have that picture on a T-shirt ASAP – and have added it to the website. Oh, one more thing ... I created a re-direct so that anyone going to our previous website will find themselves at the new site,” she added.
“You certainly have shown your value to all of us all, Sammi. Add somewhere prominent that we’re looking to have a Tour from May first to October first, that’s five months. Is that OK with you, K?”
“Charles, that sounds like a great idea, just don’t pack performances together as much as ‘The Honey Tour,’ maybe only three or four performances a week, please? What would we call this Tour?”
“Anybody got any ideas on that; Yes, Michael – you have an idea for this?” I said, noticing again that he and his sister were holding hands.
“How about ‘The True Love Tour,’ Dad? Love is an important part of life isn’t it?” I saw a quick glance and smile between him and his sister.
“That’s exactly correct, Michael – Love is important. I need to speak to my oldest children for a moment, could we have the room, please?” I asked.
Everyone left, except my fiancée, my fourteen-year-old twins, and myself.
“Sit down kids, I haven’t had a chance to talk with you since I announced our Wedding Plans. Are you OK with these plans?”
Rose separated her hand from Michael’s and said, “Daddy, you have been telling us most of our lives that who you fall in love with can’t be controlled, and the same must be true when it comes to marriage. Michael and I had been hearing Mom calling Kalista your soul-mate for a long time. Circumstances happened; we both know that Momma approved of you two.”
“Dad,” Michael said. “There’s something that Rosey and I need to tell you, and it might just piss you off – it probably will also upset you ... and Kalista.”
A moment of silence, as K looked over to me.
“Well?” I said.
“Rosey and I ... want to become Professional Dancers, on the National NDCA Tours.”
The lump in my throat ... just went away, I think?
“How soon do you want to start, kids?” Kalista asked.
“Well, could we dance on this ‘True Love Tour?’” my daughter asked.
“Well, kids – sure, but if you dance to romantic music, people might think that you two are young lovers, instead of just brother and sister?”
“That’s the other thing Dad - I have fallen in love with my sister,” he said, grabbing her hand. I saw her squeeze his in return.
“And I love Michael too, Daddy?” Rose said looking like she might just break into tears.
Kalista and I looked at each other and chuckled.
“It’s real love, Dad, we’ve kissed, and it makes us both feel so good when we do.”
“Is kissing all you have done Michael; how long has this been going on?” Kalista asked.
“A little over two years, and ‘Yes,’ kissing is all we have done. We do cuddle and listen to music and watch TV together in my room late. I know this has got to freak you out, but I love her – I know I do.” He was beating his own leg with his hand all through this admission. He looked on the verge of sobbing.
“And I love, Michael, I know it’s love. You have always explained about love and how it came over you back when you first met Mom. Say something, Daddy?” Rose asked.
“Well, you two are really something. Keeping something like this from as many people as you have for so long, is a strong testament to your feelings.”
“Let’s all go to bed and talk some more about this in a couple of days,” I said.
They were both blushing.
“Man, I never thought I’d say something that could be so misunderstood, kids – ‘Go to each of your own rooms and get to sleep!’”
They left, hand in hand, with Rose giggling.
I sat down next to my fiancée.
“Had you suspected something, Charles?” she asked.
“I saw them holding hands and I noticed Michael’s room light on very late. My twin sisters, Sally and Susan did a lot of things together, including holding hands all of the time. What do you think I should do about this – Anything – Nothing?”
“First of all, they’re your children, not mine. We may have other issues with them after we’re married, but I remember reading something that makes me think that they’ll grow out of it. Hand me a lap-top, please?” K asked.
“Here it is Charles, it is called Genetic Sexual Attraction,” she said.
I took it off her lap and read about it for a while. A rather interesting topic, until you start reading the implications of a brother and sister falling in love, the physical implications. Michael said it started when they were only twelve.
“Let’s go to bed K, my brain hurts a little after reading that stuff. I do remember thinking I loved my older sisters, but they pulled pranks on me, being twins. I focused on school, getting better grades than either of them.”
“What about your mother and your mother-in-law. You have had relations with both of them, isn’t that along the same lines?” my fiancée said.
“Well, both of those situations were more ... helping them out of a hurtful personal situation; Sarah finding out that the guy she had five children with wasn’t her husband, than he died rather unexpectedly,” I said, pulling down the sheets.
“Well, your mother was a seduction, the way Claire explained it to me.”
“Oh, that’s how you know – I wondered? Actually, Sarah gave me the idea, and during a leg and foot rub, things got a little bit ... crazy and I made love to my mother. That’s not what I was just reading about. What Annie and I did was Incest. I am not especially sure I did it for any other reason than to see her naked and to make love to her.”
We both crawled into bed. I turned to my ex-stepdaughter and told her, “I love you, and Sarah and Annie, and the kids.”
“And Sammi?” K asked.
“Yes, and Sammi, I must admit. Good night.”
“Goodnight, Daddy,” she said in a little girl’s voice.
“You’re despicable.”
“I know,” she said, kissing me on my nose.
The next morning, I had the epiphany of all epiphanies.
“Kalista honey, wake up. We’re not going to have singers at our wedding, we’re going to have dancers, all of the dancers we can gather, amateur, professional and maybe even some of those folks from TV as well.”
Opening her eyes, still not looking completely awake, she said, “Wonderful – I like that, maybe even bring in some of our best students from our dance studios around the country, as well?”
“The most remarkable girl I know just had the mother of all ideas. That means we need an orchestra; do we know anyone who has an orchestra?” I asked.
“Alan, from Michael Bublés orchestra, is now the Music Director of the Boston Pops Orchestra - SARAH.”
In a matter of seconds, she burst into our bedroom in only a T-shirt and panties.
“Yes Charles, you bellowed?”
“Do you still have any contact with Alan the pianist, from Michael Bublés Orchestra?”
“Alan Silberstein? As a matter of fact, we have been contacted to find out if we needed an Orchestra. He was offering the Boston Pops at a cut rate, Charles,” she replied.
“Fantastic, but we’re paying full rate. Make the deal for the 15th to rehearse and the 16th for the wedding. We’ll supply the music list within the month. Get him one of the new T-shirts if he wants it, OK?”
“Sure thing; need me for anything else, Charles?” she said still looking so fine at 67 years old. Her hairs stayed the same shade of red it had been all these years and her figure could still outshine any woman she stood next to. Rose, my daughter, may still outshine everyone.
“Sorry Sarah, make those deals – see you in the spa in about forty minutes OK?”
“ANTOINETTE!”
She must have been behind the door, at 64; my mother is still a knockout, still flirting with me from time to time. She appeared also in a t-shirt and panties.
“Yes, X-Man?”
“Please contact some of our ‘Dance Studios’ graduates, to find out if they’d like to come to the wedding, and maybe dance as well? Spa in forty minutes.”
“Sure thing, Honey.”
“SAMANTHA!”
It took her a minute to get there, but she had on a man’s boxers and a T-shirt. It looked like one of mine, actually.
“Yes, Charles?”
“Please put on the website that we’re looking for organized groups of dancers to dance for 5 to 8 minutes each, we’ll cap that at 18 groups, then also we’ll have some of our graduates’ dance as well. Spa in forty minutes.”
“Sure, Charles – thanks for including me in your cadre,” she said and left.
“Charles are you hard right now?” my soon-to-be-wife asked.
“Yeah, can you help me with this?”
She went under the covers and started giving me a wonderful blowjob. Michael and Rose walked in just then. K stopped but had me inside her mouth already.
“Yeah kids, what can I do for my beautiful, horny children today?”
Blushing, Michael said, “Well, I wanted ... we wanted to apologize from dumping on you, like we did last night. We’ll keep it on the back burner, until after you two are married.”
“All right, good idea – around the house ... I don’t mind you two holding hands, but please be discrete?”
“Sure thing pops ... bye Kalista?”
From under the covers came, “Bye.”
The kids left giggling and holding hands; Michael shut the door, giving me a wink.
“Bye?” I said raising the covers and seeing her dimpled smile – and her hand on my erection.
“We need to work out and meet them all in the spa.”
I felt her now giving me a hand job, which was really good, with me cumming in her mouth anyway. We quickly changed and worked out and met up with our new SACKS Corporation of characters. We went over in detail each of the things, I’d asked them to do. We finished up and I got their attention.
“Ladies and Ladies, after everything currently planned happens, including the wedding and honeymoon, I want to go back on Tour again. Kalista, what do you think of that idea?” I asked, not having given her any ‘heads up’ on this concept at all.
Immediately she said, “Absotively, Posilutely Charles. I actually have a name for it in mind.”
“What is that, my future wife?”
“The Newman Family Tour, only this time we’ll need at least one of those large Winnebago style vehicles, because I don’t want to leave anybody at home!” Kalista said.
“Charles,” Sammi said, “That would cost a lot to run, it might be cheaper to buy a plane, wouldn’t it?”
“I am on it, Charles,” Sarah said. “Give me a minute, would you want to rent one or buy one? I’ll workup both and get back to you on it later today.”
“Charles,” Annie said, “We could start the tour on February 14th next year. That would give enough time to get cities lined up. We’re planning on Rose and Michael dancing too, correct?”
“Yes. Kalista and I want to keep that tour limited to only four or less performances a week. We almost wore ourselves ragged the last couple of months on The Honey Tour,” I said.
“Charles,” Sammi said, “Is it OK to put this Newman Family Tour up on the Website, to get cities lined up in advance?”
“Great Idea, now my almost wife and I need to rehearse for ... That’s right, we’re not doing Nationals - Sarah, prepare a letter to the NDCA, giving our regrets, cite preparation for our wedding.”
“The Wedding, along with our three-month tour, ending in Indiana is more important than Nationals. We have our IGB medals to keep us warm.”
Kalista and I got out of the spa, waving good-bye to the rest of them.
We headed upstairs, as Kalista stopped and asked, “What is it, Charles?”
“Can we call our mini-tour the ‘Goodbye to Claire Tour,’ adding numbers that Claire and I used to do together?”
“Of course, Charles – she was such an important part of our lives for such a very long time, that’s a wonderful idea to celebrate her as we prepare to be married,” K said, rubbing my back.
****
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That caused Jimmy to smile big as he said, “Now ... Charles & Claire will show us all, the Tango,” starting “Hernando’s Hideaway,” a different version than we had danced to before, but quite lyrical. Claire turned to me and said, “Charles remember, No rise and fall!” What a wonderful dimpled smile was on her face. We proceeded to Tango ourselves into a lather using steps that we know Jimmy wouldn’t be teaching tonight, but when you love to dance ... you do what you do, and what you...
“OK, last subject – turning professional and going on this tour. I am beginning to believe, that we are going to like dancing for people on this tour more than anything else, so I suggest we all turn professional right away, informing the NDCA at the proper time. We go on this US Tour, and maybe even Michaels’ World Tour as well.” “Then we maybe find out about going on the World Dance Council International Tour, or starting our own Tour, something along the lines of ‘The Claire and Special K...
“Ooooohhhhh — That was a joke, Charles? That was my soon to be fourteen-year-old sons’ idea of a joke. Ha-Ha. Hmmm ... you knew I was behind the door, didn’t you? Well, you got me pretty good there, Chuckles. I must admit.” She started laughing with us; so, I guess she was OK, but I am going to start being more careful, generally speaking. RING “Hello, this is Charles Newman, who may I ask is calling?” “This is Kalista McArthur, Mr. Newman. Calling to see how you are doing?” “Kalista. So...
Not having been there for over five years brought back memories. It was an all-new orchestra, with a new conductor, Herbie must have retired or passed on. After getting everyone settled, I walked up and introduced myself and met the new conductor, Harold Watson, better known as Hal. He was aware of who we were and had a large number of our music ready for us. There was no live singer this evening, just a nice meal and dance music. I sat between my wife and my daughter. “Daddy,” Rose said...
The next morning, after working out and coming back to take a shower, I looked at our list of cities we’d gone to so far and determined that we have been to 30% of the total cities, and we’re about eight months into our 24-month long Tour so far, which ... matches up. We’re less than two months from Kalista’s 12th birthday. Our second Anaheim performance was as electric as the first, then we had a day off, then Fullerton for a single, the next day was our ‘Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon...
I chuckled, put the phone down and ran to Mom in the kitchen asking her if Claire could come over in the morning to practice. Of course, she said, “Are you ready to be a proper gentleman this time, young man?” I bowed my head and said, “Yes, ma’am. I have got Claire holding on the phone. Could we get her this time, instead of one of her family having to drop her off, please?” That probably sounded a bit needy. “That was the perfect amount of groveling. Go tell her we will be coming to get...
The performances the next four days in Sydney, were quite outstanding. Kalista was extraordinary, and Claire was at the top of her game as well. I’d begun to go to the gym now and work out every morning. I did look up the latest news on Happy Birthday, finding that only three weeks earlier (On September 22nd) a judge in Los Angeles ruled that none of the companies that have collected royalties over the years, held a valid copyright claim. An attorney for the plaintiffs, Randall Newman (No...
Claire said, “I guess we’ll find out who wins the battle of the chesticles, won’t we, Mom?” Sarah did a shake and said, “In sheer size, dear – there’s no comparison.” They all laughed and snorted. “All right let’s go ... Dammit! The stat site is down, I need to call Ken about this!” “Oh,” Sarah said. “We got a request from Disney to make our posters available in the non-USA Parks. Without running it by anyone, I said to go ahead, but only in Japan. I figured we could find out how...
“Both of our mothers, along with our future stepdaughter, would kill us both if we did something as stupid as that,” she responded. “You’re right Claire, and when you are right – you are right,” I said, first looking over the delicious body of my soon to be wife, then starting another kiss. “I am so horny, and you are so gorgeous – a deadly combination, my dear.” “I am up for a little ‘afternoon delight,’ Charles?” she said grinning at me, reminding me again of that wonderful June evening...
After we got home, I changed into a swimsuit and practically jumped into the spa. Being that everyone else was of a like mind, within a half hour, I was joined by my entire C.A.S.K of ladies. Kalista came up to me and asked, in an alarmingly sexual tone, “Whatcha doin, Loverboy,” and she sat down on my lap, spreading herself out in a leisurely manner. “Well, Special K, you sexy lump of clay, you, I was looking at the final leg of our US SST tour.” I had my laptop on a stool...
“Can we wait and not have sex, until we’re married? Too many kids rush into their first time and end up regretting their decision.” “Absolutely Charles, that’ll make it that much more exciting, when we finally do make love to one another, for the very first time.” Of course, that was exactly when Sarah walked in, knocking and saying, “I want the two of you to know something about love. There’s lust, and it is a very powerful and strong emotion, that can break up friends forever. It can ruin...
“I am so excited,” Annie said. “How do you calm down when you get this excited.” Michael knew, so he walked over to her and gave her a nice kiss, possibly the best kiss they had yet shared. She touched her lips and seemed calmer. “He certainly takes after his father,” Kallie said. “Charles did that to Sarah once, and she was never the same again.” “Five minutes please,” our tech girl announced through my headset. I passed that along to the gang. Turning to my wife, I said, “Ready for...
We all laughed for the next hundred miles or so as we headed towards our, 31st City Salt Lake City One Night SLC Marriott City Center We arrived in Salt Lake City about three am. Sarah had gotten us a large suite with two queens and a rollaway. We’re performing at the Salt Palace the day after tomorrow. We were emotionally drained from the last six hours of things happening, so Kalista got in the rollaway, provided I give her a goodnight kiss, which I did, and I crawled into bed with my...
Eventually, we all changed into rehearsal clothes again. We had less than four full months before we leave on ‘The Next-Generation Tour’, and these routines needed to be automatic. I introduced the third set into our regimen, two weeks later we added set number four. Six weeks later all seven sets were worked into the rotation. Sammi was right — the kids were catching on, smiling as they were barely out of breath after a day’s rehearsal. My daily workout did its job; I was back in the best...
The rest of the day was a blast, the farthest thing from dancing we could do. Occasionally, Sarah grabbed my hand as we walked to the things we wanted to see and accomplish. We’d gotten tired, and let our guide give us a mini-tour, while we stayed in the cart. We weren’t being bothered for autographs that much, but if someone asked, we’d stop and gladly do it. We were all dried out now. I’d seen a place on the Park Map I wanted to go to, so I asked to go to Topper’s Hat Shop. I got a light...
I opened the door to a wonderful scent, thank you Ken, and Claire and I quickly started a load of laundry, then stripped and got naked into our spa. I got a text from K, “Can I spa with U?” I asked Claire and she said ‘Sure’ and I texted K back. She was over in a flash. I was planning on putting on some boxers, but my legs felt so good, I stepped into the spa, naked. K came in already in a suit. “Princess, right now - naked only.” She got in, put Claire between us and stripped herself...
“Kallie?” I said pulling her to where we could talk and not be heard. “Yes dear,” she replied giving me again that smile that radiates love. “I found an ALS Research Center in San Francisco. They are expecting records from your doctor regarding your preliminary diagnosis. I have emailed you their information and would love it if you took care of doing that in the next 24 to 48 hours,” I asked. “It isn’t that important, Charles,” she said. “It is to me, please, Special K, do it for me,...
Things were breaking up and our group quickly surrounded us, as we exchanged hugs and kisses. I looked around and didn’t see Kalista anywhere, at least not until she was in the air, on her way to me and I caught her. I won’t be able to hold her much longer, she has gotten taller and thus, heavier; I certainly wouldn’t say that to her face. She went for the deep kiss, but Annie and Sarah were there in time, to stop it from happening. After signing autographs for over half an hour, Annie...
We laughed all the way down to the kitchen. I pulled the chair out for Claire and we went about our business. I made her a salad and brought it to her, then made us each a cheeseburger and grabbed some chips and took it to the table. Lastly I poured us a couple glasses of water and realized I was the only person moving at all. The ladies seemed perplexed over Claire’s ‘ensemble,’ but nobody actually said anything. Claire looked up and said, “Are Charles and I the only ones having lunch...
Our Three Sports Stadium Performances were not technical sellouts, but they were the loudest frikking amounts of people we ever had, with Dan the Man in his elements. Well, back to the Tour: 40 cities left in California; starting in Oxnard, then Ventura and Santa Barbara for 3, Santa Maria for 2, Bakersfield for 3 (In a new multi-use stadium capable of holding 125,000), followed by Visalia, Clovis, and Fresno for 2, Modesto, Stockton and Sacramento for 3. We were planning an extra two days...
“Yes, a Terrible Tango routine,” I said. “Must find just the right music,” as I started rummaging through our music collection. “What about ‘Hernando’s Hideaway,’ Charles? We have practiced to it a couple of times?” Claire suggested. “No, Claire ... it’s a great song to Tango to, but I want something that works for only you and me ... so nobody else will dare dance to it, after we do.” “Aren’t we getting a little full of ourselves, Charles?” mom asked. “No Mom, the music is important;...
Finally, we went back to dancing. I thought we could now practice the Cha-Cha and the Tango. Those were the dances we were expected to know for Cotillion later. We went back over the four Basic patterns, the New York step, along with both the Spot and Walkaround turns again. I added to that, the Crossover steps, and a really cool derivative step called The Chase. After going through this without music, I looked at their selection. They had the Eliane Elias version of “Oye Como Va;” a perfect...
Disney’s Hollywood Studios was impressive. With twenty attractions to choose from, including Rock ‘n’ Roll Coaster, Star Tours in 3D, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, that Annie and Sarah wanted nothing to do with, Toy Story Mania, the newly refurbished Fantasmic, and a 25-minute long Live truncation of ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ with five of the wonderful songs from the movie, including the Oscar winning ‘Be Our Guest’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ We also watched the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt...
She pounced on my slightly diminished erection, enjoying it like a kitty cat that just got a fresh plate of milk. She got me clean and pushed me on my back. She dropped her butt down on my erection, causing her to practically scream bloody murder. I threw her a pillow, as she performed at first a ‘Cowgirl’ then without stopping turned it into a ‘reverse.’ I pulled out and got her on her hands and knees and I plowed right into that beautiful butt of hers, again doing most of the work. Only...
My girls all came up to me wondering exactly what I was going to say. As usual, I said that I didn’t know yet, I’d planned to wing it. The cameraman was getting instructions through his earpiece and I got Claire and Kalista on either side me. He backed up a bit and gave me a 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1. The reporter handed me her mike, and I said, straight into the TV camera in front of me, “Ladies and Gentlemen, and kids of all ages, from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Welcome to the Columbus Mall, in...
We got back to Caesars about twenty-five minutes before things started. The same gentleman we’d spoken to before helped us to our seats. The lights dimmed. As part of her show, she does many of her most popular musical selections, including practically all of her music that we had. After her first couple of songs, she took her microphone and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, last fall I was lucky enough to be part of a very special wedding event. It was at a football stadium in Columbus, Ohio....
“I plan to ask her to marry me at graduation, not to marry me at graduation. I know many teenagers as well as older folks seem to think two or three months is plenty of time to be engaged. I hope to be engaged for two full years so when we turn twenty, that year’s McArthur Family BBQ could become our Wedding Day.” “I know you usually hold it in June, Sarah, but that year it could be the Sunday between my and Claire’s birthday’s in July. Could that be planned? Maybe you can get that dunk tank...
We landed in Fairbanks, Alaska, for the first of four performances in the 49th state. Fans in Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Juneau all loved our Next Generation Tour. Our hop from there to Hawaii was wonderful. Our Tour of Pearl Harbor was amazing. Michael explained it to his ‘girls’, causing all three of them to cry a little. Sammi did the same with Lily. My Great-great grandfather, Richard Noble Newman, was shipped to Pearl Harbor during the late summer of 1941. By the grace of God, he...