Little Bill (Polhemus, Jr., that is)
March 29, 2009 | Funny | Comments [9]
I found a letter that I wrote from Germany to my parents, and immediately misplaced it again in the files, but maybe I can remember something that I wrote in it about Little Bill. It was written in about May or June of 1960. Bill was approximately two years and 8 or 9 months old. Buddy was 5 or 6 months old.
Bill hated having to drink his milk. He could come up with all kinds of excuses.
Bill: “Mommy, I can’t drink my milk, there is a snake in it.”
Me: “That’s alright, Bill. Go ahead and drink your snake. (thinking I would pull a fast one on him, and he would have to drink his milk.)
He stared at his glass, and then started to get down from the table.
Me: “Hold on there! Did you drink your snake?”
Bill: “Yes, it’s all gone.”
He pulled the fast one, because sure enough….there was no snake in the glass….just milk.
We were in the PX, and a strange lady said,”Hi, Bill.” Bill said, “Hi”. And actually smiled.
When we got home, I asked Bill who the lady was. “Nothing”, he said. “Bill”, you must know the lady has a friend your age. Do you play with her little boy? What’s his name?”
“Bobby Shafto.” said Bill. (Bobby Shafto was the name of one of Bill’s favorite poem’s in his book of children’s poetry. “Bobby Shafto has gone to sea; a silver buckle on his knee; he’ll come home and marry me; pretty Bobby Shafto.” I can’t believe I remember that poem. Or maybe that isn’t even right. Anyway. I said, “No, Bill. that’s a poem you like. What is your friend’s name?”
Bill: “Hiawatha.”
I gave up.
Jordan’s thirteenth birthday party
March 26, 2009 | Birthdays | No Comments
Jordan, I apologize for not posting your birthday on our website. But here it is! Jordan turned 13 on March 20th. Hard to b’lieve, ain’t it. But it’s so true.
She had a spend-the-night party at our house, because most (or all) of her friends were here in Debary. Seven girls came. They stayed up all night….so Maria said. I never knew a thing. I didn’t get up until most of them had already left. We had the usual birthday rituals of cake (and that was the best chocolate cake I’ve ever tasted that was not home baked….we got it at Walmart.) , and making a wish, and singing happy birthday and blowing out the candles and ice cream and unwrapping presents, etc.
She is now a bonafide teenager. AARRRGGHHH!!!!
Suppen! Sample!
March 25, 2009 | Funny, Uncategorized | Comments [11]
Hey, bet you werent specting me, were you? I wants ta show you’z something…z..zzzz You’ll like it!
I sit by the fire
Warming my fur
With my Person
I lick my whiskers
and sigh,
Content
My Person’s lap
is warm
“Pet my fur,” I tell him
He smiles,
And obeys
I settle on his leg
His right one, not left
For the left pants leg has
A stain,
And I do not
Wish to touch it.
My Person is very good at
Stroking
And I close my eyes,
Green and Blue
His hand strokes my
Soft grey fur
With a green tinge,
And a Blue hue
All the colors
Of the Rain
There is a sound
At the door
That is now lit
By the fire
My ear twitches
It comes again
“Scratch! Scrape!” it says
My Person shifts Under my paws
He picks me up
Setting me
Onto the ground
“Stay Rain,” He says,
for that is my name
And he goes to
The door
The sound is
Familiar.
The sound
Of sharpened Claws
It is stormy outside
And it is
Wet
And I do not wish
To go outside,
Though I am Rain
But I am curious
of the scratching
And follow
My Person opens
The wood door
There is a Creature
Very wet,
With a strange coat
I arch my back,
And hiss
A Wild cat!
A Wild cat at my door!
One with a golden coat,
and spots
The Wild cat hisses back
at me,
As would a snake
But then calms
and purrs
and rubs against
My Person’s legs
Later on
I learn;
The cat was not wild
She is a Savannah
And has wild ancestors
Her legs are long,
and ears are large
We become friends
While my person searches
For her people
She sits with us
By the fire.
I sit on my Person’s lap
On both legs
For Shia, the Savanna knows
He is my Person
and his lap is mine
And I am the only one allowed,
To be stroked in it.
Te he…
PS. It was my Birthday! It was my Birthday! I’m 13! Yay! Boo! I cant decide! I’ll just eat my M&M’s and think bout it later…
Benjamin Hawkins Camp Byron, GA
March 18, 2009 | Uncategorized | Comments [3]
Aerial View of Camp Benjamin Hawkins in Byron, GA. This was my FAVORITE home of all time. I was 5 years old, there was no way to get me to Kindergarten soooo I spent everyday running around in nature, at the Lake, at the spring, in the campsites, on the trails, playing with the dogs, etc till Bill got home and I’d do it all over again with him after school and on Weekends… Brenda was born while we were here:)
Macon GA (Leone DR)
March 18, 2009 | Uncategorized | Comments [6]
Surprise, here is our house on Leone DR in Macon, GA. We moved here after Brenda was born at the Boy Scout Camp in Byron. Dad went to Thailand the year we were here… we joined the church and had neighbors: Rochelle & Fam to the right next door, a fam with a German Shepherd that scratched me up on our left next door, Julie across the street, Fred down the block almost on the corner and Ilene and fam around the block… Mom has film here of our Barber Shop session with Dad when he got home from Thailand:)
Our Macon Home
Sacramento, CA
March 16, 2009 | Nostalgia | Comments [3]
I remember this house well. The tree in front was just a twig in 1968 though:) The mapper does not show a 7636, it skips from 7634 to 7638. This is the house though because Mitchell and Luwanna Elkins house is definitely the one on the left side if you are facing it. There were no houses on the other side of the street, it was just an open field all the way to the creek. I remember standing out in the middle of that field one night to see the most amazing Lunar Eclipse.
mom
March 14, 2009 | Uncategorized | Comments [6]
merle carter and francine carter please try and get there records. he is really coming down on me tonight and wants to be married to her. I can’t stop crying because of how much he loves her. can you find their records.? trust me he will come down on you too Mom
Name That House
March 12, 2009 | Uncategorized | Comments [3]
OK, Google is getting WAY too fancy:
Home Sweet Home
About Hillary’s Baby
March 11, 2009 | Uncategorized | Comments [1]
I talked to Bill the other night, and he told me that it’s a little girl. Beth, we got your E-Mail about the baby shower. We won’t be there, of course, but we can bring some gifts up when we make our trip (from Carmen and me and Maria).
Hear that? I just volunteered baby gifts for Hillary’s and Chris’s little baby girl, due in May.
I wish I could go to garage sales.
coming to birmingham
March 7, 2009 | Uncategorized | Comments [12]
mom I guess you realized we are not going to make it down in March, already being march. Darrell has been busy with Beths house and me at work. They are going to start on our house in a few weeks, I hope it will be done by the time you come up, but I don’t know if it will be, We can’t wait to see you, we love you alot.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
March 5, 2009 | Birthdays | Comments [4]
To Jacob Ryan Polhemus! A very special Happy SIXTEENTH (Now will I get a license to drive?)
BIRTHDAY!!!
LOVE, NANA I know that Jacob doesn’t come into this website, but maybe this will remind some of you to wish him a happy birthday.
Lainie
March 4, 2009 | Uncategorized | Comments [1]
I read your post a couple of weeks ago about your new apartment, and Seay and Casey were going to take your furniture to you. Did that mean your daughter, Casey, and your nephew, Seay??
You also mentioned that you’re working nonstop, and so much overtime, etc. How is that working out with your church activities? Do you have a calling in your ward? (I don’t) I tried to teach the 8-11 year old boys, with Luis, but he did all of the teaching, and I just couldn’t remember anything. So they released us, and we haven’t received a calling for several months. We just work in the temple once a week. Luis does great in the temple, but I have a hard time trying to memorize the things i need to know. But I would be devastated if I couldn’t go every week.
Don’t ever let anything interfere with your spiritual progression. It can turn on a dime. I don’t have to tell you that. You already know it.
So Glad
March 1, 2009 | Uncategorized | Comments [3]
About what? To have some of our children living in and about. Jani will be leaving soon, now that she knows where her husband is going. She’s still in Jacksonville, and will stay there another week, because her brother, Daniel, is visiting with her. Meanwhile, Carmen, Jason, and Jordan and Teyla came on over for Friday afternoon, night, and Saturday. They left about 7:30 PM. Luis and I will have the house all by ourselves for another week. Last weekend Maria was here helping to paint the kitchen. It’s just beautiful. They (meaning Luis and Maria) painted in blue. A very nice color of blue. Kind of dark, but not too dark.
Luis painted the hallway gray, and finally hung up all the pictures that have been down for over a year. That just leaves the front bedroom, and it will get a coat of peach, when Jani leaves.
The weeks are flying by, and we’re looking forward to our trip to Birmingham. Hope you are looking forward to seeing us up that way!!
LOVE MOM