50 YEARS STRONG (For my parents)

50 years ago this day

A family

Borne of precious love

Bill and Dot

Vigor Grads

Endless hopes and dreams

Three healthy children

Gifts from God above

Pop smelled of “bread and butter”

Paper Mill aroma

Mimi ran the household

Little league

Girl Scout cookies

Blonde curls

Little girls

Mischievous boy

Backyard swings

Mop water incidents

A cat named “Fluffy”

A dog named “Trey”

Creek mud stains to deal with

Bible school days

A baby girl named “Buggy”

Pop

The coach

Mimi

Taxi Driver

Lisa Ann

The strong and steadfast one

Earned badge of patience

Sunday drives after church

Chickasaw afternoons

Homemade ice cream

Caramels

Grandparent’s pride and joy

Family dinner round the table

Abundant Lazy Susan

Vegetables my nemesis

Despite the many setbacks

Always a goodnight kiss 

Bee stings

Bloody noses

Scraps with Scott Callahan

Playing “Army” in the hall

Weeks old food

Beneath “Queenies bed”

Leslie’s charm

The gerbils

Hard headed Weehoo

Rebellious Dreamer Athlete

Beatles albums

Barbie dolls

Easy Bake Ovens

Football games

Bike rides

Home run balls

Late night phone calls

Abdul and crew

They reverently called Mimi “Mother”

So grateful for the hospitality

So far away from home

Pop’s thunder snores

Mimi’s patient sighs

So many twisted turns

A family remains

Our life together

Hardly dull

Sacred memories

Warm and sweet

We thrive because of this sacred love

Our parents sacrifice

The Grimes Family

50 years strong and growing……..

© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007