Ode to my Heros
I'd like to tell you a story
Of those days a way back "when".
Sky King and My Fried Flicka
Seemed to be our closest friends.
Saturday mornings we would ride
Down the lane or up in the sky.
Watching Roy Rogers with Trigger,
We knew he was on our side.
Annie Oakley was a girl, it's true,
But that never stopped her none.
Up to the Sheriff she would ride
To be "her" could be so much fun!
The story here I am telling is
That watching T.V. was fun,
But We'd all go outside in the afternoons,
Playing "Cowboys" in the sun!
We used our imaginations well,
Knowing rope could a corral bring.
Or our little toy trucks in the gravel
Could make our little hearts sing.
Now you have shared my story,
And the telling is now done.
I hope the child inside you
has found a little more fun!
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Friday, May 05, 2017
Letter to Hunter
Dear Hunter,
You brighten my day every time I see you. I love how creative you are. You also teach me so much.
I love to talk to you about You Tube, computers, or the animals. (yes, snakes included) I don't know much about most of those things, but you sure make me interested.
Do you ever make up stories or write them down? I think you would be really good at it if you ever wanted to try it. Your drawings are so neat,too. Please keep drawing! My Dad Sheldon Jr. told us wonderful stories. The best time to hear my dad tell stories was when he and his brother Don would get together. They could sure remember some Tall Tales of when they were younger. His dad, my Grandpa was the best story teller I have ever listened to. He would tell them to us and never wrote any of them down. When he told a story, you felt like you were right there, IN the story. We would sit in a daze when he would talk. My Grandpa was Sheldon Merrill Senior. A lot of families name their sons after their dads. Because my dad was a Junior, he got the nick name of "June". His brother (Don) and sister-in-law (Jane) still call him that, in fact. Since his dad died, he also became known as "Shell" short for Sheldon. So different people called him different names.Then in the next generation, my brother George took over the story telling. He tells good stories too, especially when he talks about things that interest him the most. I am not so good at telling stories, but I try my best to write them down in print. I have a lot of them and am trying to get them together and to get them organized in some way. It will take me a long time, but I truly enjoy it.
I know that right now telling you about your Great-Great Grandpa is probably not that interesting, but someday you will want to know. I think knowing where we came from is very important. Don't you?
Well,I think I will end this letter for this time. I hope you are having a good time in school. It sounds like you really like it this year. I am so glad to hear it!
Grandpa and I love you so much,
Grandma Kate
You brighten my day every time I see you. I love how creative you are. You also teach me so much.
I love to talk to you about You Tube, computers, or the animals. (yes, snakes included) I don't know much about most of those things, but you sure make me interested.
Do you ever make up stories or write them down? I think you would be really good at it if you ever wanted to try it. Your drawings are so neat,too. Please keep drawing! My Dad Sheldon Jr. told us wonderful stories. The best time to hear my dad tell stories was when he and his brother Don would get together. They could sure remember some Tall Tales of when they were younger. His dad, my Grandpa was the best story teller I have ever listened to. He would tell them to us and never wrote any of them down. When he told a story, you felt like you were right there, IN the story. We would sit in a daze when he would talk. My Grandpa was Sheldon Merrill Senior. A lot of families name their sons after their dads. Because my dad was a Junior, he got the nick name of "June". His brother (Don) and sister-in-law (Jane) still call him that, in fact. Since his dad died, he also became known as "Shell" short for Sheldon. So different people called him different names.Then in the next generation, my brother George took over the story telling. He tells good stories too, especially when he talks about things that interest him the most. I am not so good at telling stories, but I try my best to write them down in print. I have a lot of them and am trying to get them together and to get them organized in some way. It will take me a long time, but I truly enjoy it.
I know that right now telling you about your Great-Great Grandpa is probably not that interesting, but someday you will want to know. I think knowing where we came from is very important. Don't you?
Well,I think I will end this letter for this time. I hope you are having a good time in school. It sounds like you really like it this year. I am so glad to hear it!
Grandpa and I love you so much,
Grandma Kate
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