Been trying to figure out how to steal my grandpa’s dog. His name is “Dog”. He will probably fit under my shirt through airport security.
Hey, it’s me
My mom
Grandma and grandpa making fun of very serious artists
Great grandpa Casey, who never grew old and died smoking hot
Grandpa covering for me by making the same noise for the camera
The story he told was about the kid in the navy who stood ahead of him alphabetically every time they had to form a line. On the day of their first weekly physical, they lined up bare ass naked in rows while nurses roamed up and down the lines between them. The first needle was the blood draw with the big slurping needle, and the second was the little measles prick. Everybody got through the blood draw okay, but when they went down the rows with the vaccinations, Anderson got his prick on the arm and suddenly went down like a big naked log, WHAM, and just laid there taking up half the floor. Barez turned around slowly with his eyes as round as saucers, “I don’t want what he got!” Every Thursday night, before Friday’s weekly physical and needle jab, that kid tried to get everyone to hop the fence and run away with him, and the rest of them would tell him it would be alright - sure, they were going to use the square needles, but it would only hurt for an hour or two.
Haven’t ruined the sketchbook yet.
Thank you for sharing your journey/adventure.
ReplyDeleteDelightful grampa and dog and your journal - way too perfect- unreal!! Love the doggo art and of course the baby floatation device, they are buoyant if not weighted by load pants. What a great opportunity for stories and photos, , 'wish i had a gramps- Your Mother as surprise baby is hilarious, I may have to use that for a screen saver, or just go back to it every now and then for the "feels".Have a great rest of your visit. SUCCESS!
ReplyDeleteBecause I have no shame about snooping through everything with my librarian raccoon hands- Yes indeed! I know the compulsion! Lovely to go through the albums with him- I'm sure he appreciates it. Arizona looks like the African veld-I can imagine the smell of dry grass.
ReplyDeleteThe likeness of Dog in your sketchbook and the Scenic sketch are amazing! I've enjoyed the Photo History of your Grandpa... your Mom's expression in that Baby Photo is everything!
ReplyDeleteI remember him clearly, though I didn't know him for long - most of my information thus came from your mother, though he never once questioned why a starving grad student kept appearing at the dinner table.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I though I had signed that comment. -Lachlan
DeleteHi Lachlan! Grandpa was usually pretty mellow and funny, although he did throw one of Robin's boyfriends out into the snow (he earned it). He was probably glad you were around while they were away on sabbatical, all things considered.
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