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(ram sae youngest wouldn't be anywhere
movie. Soap bubbling out of the without them.. We are sitting in
toilet and Duma having come doh church listening to the words of
after his bath saying,' I only d.a° wisdom flowing ftont the get
bits" . We .formed a bucket brigade speaker, when Jam decided to have
and fof iiif. ant ofa. .....-' n nra
thy. it out the doer onto the lawn. pens. 'Vick elick", , std rnothmgo.
This was November in the Ottawa Ile shakes the -ont mer .nd then
Valley, so the soap was freezing as ymg- through roughs .the air like a space
fast as we were throwing; missile. two Tie 'Taos: land very
The briThe btide and groom moved to nicely on a ady':s hat, tWO pews
pile or soaPsuds; the bride✓Oig ahead of -us. �tart to, shake�
and
in unfriendly
tanner, s. rolling ..e •,s at us and
.. , � + � Wig.... ye..: ,,
tuned hers :not dist ►g :11:41*tO
the, aurae his: +ayes- rot the"rtt ore Ove
bucket b: i° e, any (a " hake"fie, th �dnts • his,�ge�/F41+d`A�iR�Fd` . ��. :�A'•M+na?R 4��R, lNVl�s��FrF�M� .� W+la'.el,
the' office,: we are having.. a' slight "'Gerald "sshe-m'ight think they carne
prob m from .the �uon`of the choir'
After the toilet stopped bb g My ..father came to visit us one
alio' thouuhfeveryrorce=vrasrel g, Easter He was 91 ►ears° old at the.
the lights in eek t of th+e time. t vw "the +custom ;in this a .
house went g. eirys to have a Ecumenical Goad Friday►
of ce iia b dar ss: Our eldest .son i
�► doiuneleCiricak • ex�ments � ee� �eriy w the: stir
he'maade the: same` mistake, he
and blew a�-fus 'he flashlight was r ade so +often, told us to behav+
in the office •and the fuse boX Ot* The service was in the Angli
side on the porch. There waseW ehuurch The pews were slant v.
son. Gerald Standing on ac� wit
a die, gilt .:.to find the- .
and opened,. dust one small' stip of:
Sure fat the;bride- though.. i1t
gond, ;.caress the top ol�'your `back.'.
was a conspiracy and. I wa'tetal y father was Small man, about
touch, with Piece Berms and ask
him to write It book called *The
Uncomfortable Pew* and use the
proceeds for new pews. Our neigh
'ur informeed m facer that thes& ,�_
*-a: ere 'over ii I old.
cd replied, "I have satrapws
overs � years old in England and
they Were Mete fo.�le.
Dad lived to his 101st year andhe
always enjoyed telling, that stty.
Some people semi to believe that
clergy and their families,pit doesn't
matter what denominations,should
be serious atall times. The sincerre-
ly , believe thatMinister's child.
never fight with each other, never:
dr gree with Other:tenure" would
never ' misbehave in school (like.
taking tile; .French teacher's.. desk
app oo AprilFools day and put
ting it in the :lost and found). And
the minister's wife should be a
perfectionist the ideal exam le,
never get annoyed, never crack a
joit ee, never state herr: opinions,ably, tneeverll'
dgrrec As youpr+ b,
l e•-who"are inclined to think
orthisdo waabyout nevertheMknow wit to. think
;:cFarlanes
Hare
1Vly gra>ntdmo er is vim► special, and
1 will. always remember her.
Grandmothers play At You
whether they are '-busy or not.
That's` Why .a grandmother is My
kind of Person.-
grandmotherls always nice. 1
think a :grandmother :is someone
who :has to: beloved every :dilute
of dye time;you'go there.
A grand ►ot rer. 'is the one who
tuffs f+ rd;down your throat when
you are,..not hungry.
�% grandmother is that one Who„„
gives you a present your 'Mother-
didn't wantsyKou to have.
A igrandMother soaceo �whc
tells you the bad things: your mother
did whenshe, was a little girl.
`I`h thugs I remember ia0Stabout
My Grandma are:
Our long wades
Supper arMacprittal,atd
PlaYlyig cards and utile moble
Helping -Me witli
She let me, tam them p a les
back and 1•got to the money.`.
She:. bought me a hockey stick, at
Horne Hardware last year,scared;
her shooting the puck, ' against the
garage.
..
She let me bring my Nintendo over
and the noise didn't bother her
T Will:: miss Grandma's' pumpkin
e just loved to bake. ''
She gave me lots of hugs and kisses
and the memories I have of Grand,::
Ma : willsAlWays be in my heart,
i love• you. always:.,
you experience
the season and all the joy, warmth and
happiness it hohli in store, Ourwarmest
thoughts are tnthyaunnthis hot occasion,
ca
a, o i
e
with our thanks for yd r valued ustness.
.� Grandpa, mom wants me to.
star. with you white does some
hristnas s'hoppirtg." "You: know
said `Grar►dpa, "when a was youn f •
most o Our Sys were t> rtdmade?
Grrdpaq starteti telling me about:
ht'istn "*ears
K
d
e itgot in:the car and went to
the Christmas concert. Avery class
did a little ' play. This was -4 b g
thing bac : then. MOnes made
:
squaws and s"then we *lit
bottle:, father. and my brothers
lookedfete a Christmas tree.We all
started g'd0cOrations and toys
like trucks, dolls. reeking horses
and sleighs. We all .hung up our
stocking and their off to bed. St..
Nicholastante,and.t rat mornin We
rani ,down,tro see our presents, We
Christmas In The rag
Christmas,Eve-of 1991, grandma
and' gandpa have come over. As
usual:have started- ilei
stories of C ristmas. 1'411'W -sleep
listening to the sound of -chestnuts
crackling . 'SOn the fire. .. •
udd�dy.I am awakened by.the,
sound of sleigh bells. I reed.that
IBM iiia Christman past; T e' sleigh,
turns down, the\lanewar toWards a
large' farmhouse to park beside
amt three other, sleighs. All the
family must be here:•I crawl over to
sweaters; Baric Sit► pants - and
leather • shoeC with butckles�. As I
to and this room I notice the.
decorations. They., are . all
homemade. In 19911 wine oft em
are homemade but most are vstere
bought. It startl snowing and. • I
grow tired my - eyes get 'heavyand
a slight breeze .picks. up‘ -ifall to
sleep as the wind`blows t ro gh the
trees.
..`Didyou like my story?" Were
the words that brought me back to
reality. "I sure did Grandpa, it was
almost as if I was there."