You are making me cry, and that's reserved for Marines ; )
My kids told us the same thing about the house next to my folks when they were that age and also suggested we could build a little bridge to connect the two houses : ) Their Gramp is gone, but God Almighty that's a cherished memory of some of the most beautiful days of our lives.
"You are making me cry, and that's reserved for Marines ; )
My kids told us the same thing about the house next to my folks when they were that age and also suggested we could build a little bridge to connect the two houses : ) Their Gramp is gone, but God Almighty that's a cherished memory of some of the most beautiful days of our lives."
Yesterday, my wife and I were shopping in Walmart. I needed some new neck holders for my outdoor fishing glasses. The total was $4.08. I paid with a 5$ bill. I never carry change, and my wife carries a little bag with change. She got out the 8 cents.
I joked that I had a change jar at home and my 7 year old grand daughter had just found out about it. They will be making a trip with their parents to Disney Land this fall so both are saving money for the trip. I told them that they could have a hand full of pennies, nickels and dimes each day they visited us. The grand daughter, thought for a moment and asked, "PaPa do you have any quarters in your Jar?"
That broke up everyone and will be part of the family legend. I told the young Mexican American woman checking us out the story, and she broke into tears. Her grand father had a change jar for the grandkids. She was the only girl and she got the quarters after her brothers and male cousins battled over the rest of the change. She said that she missed him as he had died two years ago when she was 19.
I told her that she had 19 years of wonderful memories, and she would treasure the memories the rest of her life. She smiled and said "Yes, I will. Thank you!"