Happy Valentine’s Day! Or, I should say Happy Birthday Papa!
Today is my grandfather’s birthday. I’m not really sure how old he is. Sixty-something. And he has the easiet birthday in my family to remember. So, I have no excuses if I forget to call.
I finally got him on the phone at around 9:15 tonight to give him birthday wishes. This was after several tries. It was one of the longer conversations we’ve had in a while. I usually talk to Granny for hours on end. Papa and I usually only have sports to talk about, and that doesn’t leave for much of a conversation.
I do cherish these rare moments when we get into a conversation about things other than sports, even though I enjoy those also. We simply talked about life in general. Well, mostly about my plans after college. He also told me his Uncle Jim, who is 81 years old, only has two months to a year to live because of his third bout with cancer.
Mostly, it was a good conversation. It seems to me that my grandparents would sometimes get bored when I start talking about school, work, and my future because I have to explain half of the things I’m talking about. But, they bear though the conversation. I think they probably enjoy it though.
Anyway, Happy 6?th Papa!
You can read He’ll Always Be Papa, an article I wrote for Grandparents’ Day last fall.
Okay, I’m here now, now what? I have visited your site several times but I’ve only been a lurker, not a commentator. You’re not going to grade me on my writing or spelling ability are you? Oh yea, by the way, did you know that the 14th is also your Uncle Charles’ and Aunt Sheila’s anniversary? And no, I don’t forward EVERYTHING. And speaking of e-mails how come I don’t get any from you? I still don’t have high-high speed internet so I haven’t been around the world yet via the world-wide-web. And one more thing, I’m glad to see you’re reading the Bible. My favorite? Try Job Chapters 37-39. It really puts us in perspective to where our place is and where God’s place is. You do know we love you, don’t you? When you’re back down you need to see your aunt Linda, you do know yaw are redneck kin, don’t you? We love you, Uncle David.
I was wondering who those lurkers are that keep showing up in my site stats. You really need to think of getting that high-speed Internet connection.
Happy Birthday Granpa!!!!