Tag Archives: grandkids

Traveling for Thanksgiving

Driving over twelve hundred miles in one weekend can be exhausting… and worth every mile to enjoy the company of those you love. Continue reading

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Fishing with the Grandkids

I have long been mesmerized
by the magic of fishing,
spending long hours alone as a child,
contemplating the mystery
of what happened beneath the surface, Continue reading

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Winter Party

With a big pile of branches at the bottom of the hill, six inches of snow on the ground, the temperature hovering around the freezing mark and no wind in the forecast, I thought Saturday evening would be the perfect time for a little family get together. Continue reading

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A Good Example

While I didn’t expect the response to rival that of an invitation to Worlds of Fun or a new PlayStation, I thought there was a chance one of the four grandkids might show a tweak of interest in riding along with me to Saint Joseph Continue reading

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Finders, Keepers

So, Gramma Randa being the imaginative woman she is and Hunter being over at our place yesterday, she suggested I take Hunter fishing. Continue reading

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Short List

That’s the funny thing about many of the affluent; they can always think of a few other things they’d really like to have.
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Arrivals and Departures

Morning air, cool, light, clean.
Children’s voices, soft in their early rising.
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Priorities

At least every now and then, just being together ought to move up to the top of the Next Actions List.
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