Just a little bit eerie!

The Goughs and the Stringers have many similarities. We've often marveled at how easily our families mesh together. Having Melody and the kids here this past week really helped me in so many ways. However, Mel and I discovered yet another eerie similarity between Scott and Rich...

Melissa was here this weekend to help celebrate Beth's birthday. She had helped me rearrange the downstairs a while back and was ready to help move furniture in my room. After huffing and puffing, the furniture was slid, pushed, shoved and wrestled into new places. (I think Scott will be pleasantly surprised.) Then it was time for the dirty work - sorting through papers on the desk, and clothes in the closets.

This is where Melody stepped in. We've always joked about how both Scott and Rich collect T-shirts. So, we took the opportunity presented before us and cleared out Scott's drawers of any shirts that had stains or rips, or that were older than Katelynn. (Yes, we found a few that were from our High School times.) Yet, the crowning moment was when I pulled out an old sports coat from the back of Scott's closet. As it sees the light for the first time in years, I hear Melody's chuckle from behind me.

"OK, I know it is a bit out of style, and it is dusty, but is it really THAT bad?" I think to myself. I soon find out that Rich had a nearly identical sports coat that he wore to their wedding reception, nearly 15 years ago! (If I'm not mistaken, Scott wore this coat to our Senior year homecoming dance.) Yes, Scott and Rich are really alike, in so many ways.

Melody and I even were able to get Alec to quickly pose for a picture in this vintage jacket. I'm waiting for Scott's blessing, but I think this coat is on its way out to bless someone else.