Saturday, December 25, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Callie's Family History and Travel Blog: Home Again
Callie's Family History and Travel Blog: Home Again: "The original poem was written ten years ago in honor of my dad's 65th birthday. I updated it a second time when he passed away three years a..."
Home Again
The original poem was written ten years ago in honor of my dad's 65th birthday. I updated it a second time when he passed away three years ago on Halloween. Love, ya, Dad!
"Home Again"
By: Claudette M. Moran
As I'm driving down this lonely stretch of
blacktop on old Highway 10,
I smell a whiff of tobacco smoke
that takes me back again.
To a time and place,
Where four little kids
ruled the world,
From the back seat of a '67 Chev.
They never thought of the future.
To them, life was here and now.
Because they could look outside the window,
And know that they'd be home again.
A time and place, to Minneapolis,
To Miller's and Grandma and Grandpa Erdman's
houses, to play with cousins and friends.
And Grandma would have chips and Pepsi Light
to eat and drink. And pack away tootsie pops
and lemon drops, to eat later at home.
A time and place, a picnic on the farm.
And my oldest and dearest friend,
Would watch in amazement, as my daddy
Would roll his own. And proclaim in a
Loud voice, "Wow Jill, you're growing
like a weed!"
A time and place, on tire swing,
Hanging from an old oak tree.
And I would pump as hard as I could,
To see how high I could fly.
A time and place, in the car,
You could smell a skunk from a far.
And a younger brother would yell,
"Who farted?!?", and we'd all laugh and giggle!
A time and place, where the radio air waves,
Would play songs from the Carpenters, Eagles,
and Frank Sinatra,
and a spooky story from the Radio Mystery
Theater, narated by E.G. Marshall,
And another younger brother would yell,
"Turn off the radio, Daddy! I'm really scared!"
A time and place, where'd we run through the
pig pen, and make a mess in the house.
And the little brothers would gang up on
older sister, and shoot cap guns in her ears,
While "Sesame Street" and "The Brady Bunch",
Would play on the old black and white.
A time and place, in the car, as we would
Listen to my daddy sing,
Songs like "Oh Susanna" ,"Home on the
Range", and "The Cowboy's Lament".
And look out the window and wonder why, the deer
Are not at play. And then see the lights of the
drive in theater, and know that we're almost
home, which isn't far now.
A time and place, which is here in my car.
An old beat up Pontiac Grand Am, goin' down Old 371.
A time and place, in the station wagon,
and a four year old younger sister yells,
"Almost home! I see Sinski's house!"
A time and place, which is here and now,
And yes today, the deer are at play.
And my daddy is singing another refrain,
of "Home on the Range", while smoking a pipe.
A time and place, here and now. I smell the
whiff of tobacco smoke again. And I know in
my heart, that my daddy is praying for me, to
make it safely, Home Again.
______________________________________________________________________
"Home Again"
By: Claudette M. Moran
As I'm driving down this lonely stretch of
blacktop on old Highway 10,
I smell a whiff of tobacco smoke
that takes me back again.
To a time and place,
Where four little kids
ruled the world,
From the back seat of a '67 Chev.
They never thought of the future.
To them, life was here and now.
Because they could look outside the window,
And know that they'd be home again.
A time and place, to Minneapolis,
To Miller's and Grandma and Grandpa Erdman's
houses, to play with cousins and friends.
And Grandma would have chips and Pepsi Light
to eat and drink. And pack away tootsie pops
and lemon drops, to eat later at home.
A time and place, a picnic on the farm.
And my oldest and dearest friend,
Would watch in amazement, as my daddy
Would roll his own. And proclaim in a
Loud voice, "Wow Jill, you're growing
like a weed!"
A time and place, on tire swing,
Hanging from an old oak tree.
And I would pump as hard as I could,
To see how high I could fly.
A time and place, in the car,
You could smell a skunk from a far.
And a younger brother would yell,
"Who farted?!?", and we'd all laugh and giggle!
A time and place, where the radio air waves,
Would play songs from the Carpenters, Eagles,
and Frank Sinatra,
and a spooky story from the Radio Mystery
Theater, narated by E.G. Marshall,
And another younger brother would yell,
"Turn off the radio, Daddy! I'm really scared!"
A time and place, where'd we run through the
pig pen, and make a mess in the house.
And the little brothers would gang up on
older sister, and shoot cap guns in her ears,
While "Sesame Street" and "The Brady Bunch",
Would play on the old black and white.
A time and place, in the car, as we would
Listen to my daddy sing,
Songs like "Oh Susanna" ,"Home on the
Range", and "The Cowboy's Lament".
And look out the window and wonder why, the deer
Are not at play. And then see the lights of the
drive in theater, and know that we're almost
home, which isn't far now.
A time and place, which is here in my car.
An old beat up Pontiac Grand Am, goin' down Old 371.
A time and place, in the station wagon,
and a four year old younger sister yells,
"Almost home! I see Sinski's house!"
A time and place, which is here and now,
And yes today, the deer are at play.
And my daddy is singing another refrain,
of "Home on the Range", while smoking a pipe.
A time and place, here and now. I smell the
whiff of tobacco smoke again. And I know in
my heart, that my daddy is praying for me, to
make it safely, Home Again.
______________________________________________________________________
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Callie's Family History and Travel Blog: Haunted House
Callie's Family History and Travel Blog: Haunted House: "Hello Everyone, By now, everyone is starting to notice that summer is winding down. In the Land of 10K Lakes, the Minnesota State Fair start..."
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
My Friend from the playground
I lost you as a friend, I really don't know why.
Could it be it was all a lie, or was it because we never tried.
I lost you as friend, Why did it have to end?
I thought it would last, but it's all in the past.
For so many years, through smiles and tears,
We shared everything we had, through good times and bad.
I lost you as a friend, I wish we could start over again.
But that will never be, because it's all just a dream.
Okay, this was a friend that I met on a school playground. We remained friends through the years, caught up with one another every once in a while. We caught up with each other on FB. I was invited to go to his class reunion. We just said hi to each other. He took quite a few pictures of me, and posted them. I had no problem with that. Unfortunately, he apparently grew very tired of my postings, and was quite offended about something that I said or did. Is this a guy thing or what? I did absolutely nothing offensive to this person! Well, today, he finally dropped me like an Fbomb on FB! No explanation whatsoever!
Could it be it was all a lie, or was it because we never tried.
I lost you as friend, Why did it have to end?
I thought it would last, but it's all in the past.
For so many years, through smiles and tears,
We shared everything we had, through good times and bad.
I lost you as a friend, I wish we could start over again.
But that will never be, because it's all just a dream.
Okay, this was a friend that I met on a school playground. We remained friends through the years, caught up with one another every once in a while. We caught up with each other on FB. I was invited to go to his class reunion. We just said hi to each other. He took quite a few pictures of me, and posted them. I had no problem with that. Unfortunately, he apparently grew very tired of my postings, and was quite offended about something that I said or did. Is this a guy thing or what? I did absolutely nothing offensive to this person! Well, today, he finally dropped me like an Fbomb on FB! No explanation whatsoever!
Teenage Driver Grounded during a football game
"Mom, Peter, Mitchell, Elliott, and I are going to the football game now, and Peter is picking up a friend in Renville.Bye!", said Cassie.
It was a nice evening for a Friday night football game, but it began and ended with trouble. Peter was driving Mitchell, Elliott, and Cassie along with a friend of his. He FINALLY had his driver's license, and he just wanted to celebrate his independence!
As soon as they reached Renville, Peter made a wrong turn on to a dirt road that led to a cemetary. By the time he realized that he couldn't back out, he pulled ahead instead, and CRASHED into a tombstone, and drove in between two trees! Cassie became rather petrified about the circumstances, and said, "Peter, I hope you know what you are doing!" Peter and Mitchell both said, "You are a jerk! So shut up!" She began to realize that they were totally lost!:(
Peter finally managed to drive out of the cemetary, and drove to the nearest farm to ask for directions.But, for the second time within an hour, he realized again that he could NOT back out of the driveway! So, he drove through the farmer's yard instead! The farmer's wife went flying outside their door, and shouted, "My yard! The grass! My flowers! You drove over our yard!" cried, the woman. She sounded like a yelping dog crying in pain! Peter slammed on the breaks, and jumped out of the car! But, as he did this, the man grabbed him by the shoulders, and slammed him against the car, and shouted, "Darn it, why in the heck did you do such a crazy stunt like that? They shouldn't let crazy kids like you drive!" As the farmer and his wife both proceeded to yell at Peter, Cassie prayed that they would all get out of this horrible mess!
They finally arrived at the game with Peter's friend in tow an hour and a half later! After the game was over, Cassie proceeded to look for the car and her brothers, but they had already left!(Too bad they didn't have cell phones back then!) Cassie stuck around to see if they would eventually show up. When some of her friends showed up to offer her a ride, she had to turn them down because of the bad situation!:( (They were really nice friends too!)
Peter and Mitchell proceeded to finally show up, but without Elliott, because he had gone to a friend's house, and wanted to be picked up later! Peter and Mitchell also decided that they wanted to hang out at the Charlotte's Web Pizza Place. When they finally arrived, the boys proceeded to leave Cassie behind to wait by herself in the car! Well, Cassie had had enough of the shananigans of her younger brothers, so she proceeded to Charlotte's in order to meet up with her friends. Then Peter showed up, and told her that he was ready to leave! UGH! Only one problem, the boys procrastinated even longer, which unfortunately made them all an hour late from their curfew! When they finally arrived home, Peter proceeded to tell his siblings to not mention anything about the car! As soon as they all walked in the door, their mother proceeded to ground all four of them! In the end, Cassie prayed that she would never take chances like her rambunctious siblings did on that fateful night of football!
It was a nice evening for a Friday night football game, but it began and ended with trouble. Peter was driving Mitchell, Elliott, and Cassie along with a friend of his. He FINALLY had his driver's license, and he just wanted to celebrate his independence!
As soon as they reached Renville, Peter made a wrong turn on to a dirt road that led to a cemetary. By the time he realized that he couldn't back out, he pulled ahead instead, and CRASHED into a tombstone, and drove in between two trees! Cassie became rather petrified about the circumstances, and said, "Peter, I hope you know what you are doing!" Peter and Mitchell both said, "You are a jerk! So shut up!" She began to realize that they were totally lost!:(
Peter finally managed to drive out of the cemetary, and drove to the nearest farm to ask for directions.But, for the second time within an hour, he realized again that he could NOT back out of the driveway! So, he drove through the farmer's yard instead! The farmer's wife went flying outside their door, and shouted, "My yard! The grass! My flowers! You drove over our yard!" cried, the woman. She sounded like a yelping dog crying in pain! Peter slammed on the breaks, and jumped out of the car! But, as he did this, the man grabbed him by the shoulders, and slammed him against the car, and shouted, "Darn it, why in the heck did you do such a crazy stunt like that? They shouldn't let crazy kids like you drive!" As the farmer and his wife both proceeded to yell at Peter, Cassie prayed that they would all get out of this horrible mess!
They finally arrived at the game with Peter's friend in tow an hour and a half later! After the game was over, Cassie proceeded to look for the car and her brothers, but they had already left!(Too bad they didn't have cell phones back then!) Cassie stuck around to see if they would eventually show up. When some of her friends showed up to offer her a ride, she had to turn them down because of the bad situation!:( (They were really nice friends too!)
Peter and Mitchell proceeded to finally show up, but without Elliott, because he had gone to a friend's house, and wanted to be picked up later! Peter and Mitchell also decided that they wanted to hang out at the Charlotte's Web Pizza Place. When they finally arrived, the boys proceeded to leave Cassie behind to wait by herself in the car! Well, Cassie had had enough of the shananigans of her younger brothers, so she proceeded to Charlotte's in order to meet up with her friends. Then Peter showed up, and told her that he was ready to leave! UGH! Only one problem, the boys procrastinated even longer, which unfortunately made them all an hour late from their curfew! When they finally arrived home, Peter proceeded to tell his siblings to not mention anything about the car! As soon as they all walked in the door, their mother proceeded to ground all four of them! In the end, Cassie prayed that she would never take chances like her rambunctious siblings did on that fateful night of football!
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