Bouffant Blonde

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Little Guy Wants To Surf "Mama! Mama! I want to learn how to surf." Little Guy skidded to a halt in front of his Mama. "Where did that come from, Little Guy," Mama asked. "You've never even seen anyone surf." "USA Today had a story on dogs in California that surf. And the dogs really like it. And they're good. I could be good too, Mama. I know I could. Please!" "Little Guy where would you learn to surf at," she asked. "We've got a pond," he said. Little Guy had obviously thought this through. "There are no waves on the pond, Little Guy. You've got to have waves if you're going to surf," Mama said. Little Guy thought about that. "I know! I'll get Granddaddy to make some waves. How hard can it be?" Little Guy smiled confidently. His Granddaddy could do anything. Mama shook her head. "I don't know, Little Guy. Waves would be pretty difficult to make on...

Little Guy Gets Left in the Shop Little Guy was not having a good morning. Granddaddy wouldn't let Little Guy and Sunshine out of the backyard. Sugar had a new calf. Blackie was grieving. And Granddaddy didn't think Little Guy or Sunshine should help. Little Guy disagreed but there was nothing he could do about it. Granddaddy had set up that awful electric fence around the backyard so digging out was not going to happen. Finally, Granddaddy relented. He had charged the car battery and then had to take the charger back to the shop. Oh boy! Little Guy and Sunshine got to go. It wasn't much of a trip but it sure beat the backyard. Sunshine stayed outside the shop door but Little Guy rushed inside and started sniffing around. Surely there was something he could hunt. It was a shop after all. Mama had it filled with stuff that Granddaddy calls junk. Mama calls it future money. Little stays out of that debate. Little Guy was moving around some boxes when all of a sudden the light...

Little Guy Loses a Friend Little Guy ran as fast as he could back to the house. He shoved open the back door. His nails clicked on the tile floor as he hurried to the family room. Gran was sitting in her recliner. Little Guy launched himself into her lap and hid his face against her shoulder. "It's not fair," he cried. "Why did Little Blackie have to die? He wasn't sick at all. I liked Little Blackie!" Gran patted Little Guy's back and tried to comfort him. He sobbed and sobbed. He heard Mama coming into the house. She leaned over and lifted Little Guy into her arms and held him close. "I know it hurts Little Guy," she said softly. "None of us expected Little Blackie to die. We don't know why it happened." "I want Granddaddy to fix it," Little Guy said. "I want Little Blackie back!" "We all would, but only God can bring someone back to life. This is something Granddaddy can't fix." Mama s...

Let's Celebrate! Little Guy and Sunshine celebrated a birthday today. Except it wasn't Little Guy's birthday. And it wasn't Sunshine's birthday. It was Tim's birthday. Or at least it will be tomorrow. He turns 30! Uh-oh. Gran made him candy. He likes candy. Little Guy likes candy too but he didn't get to eat any. Mama bought him a book. It was filled with devotions about God. Tim loves God. Little Guy loves God too! Granddaddy took everyone out to eat. It was really, really good. Little Guy, Sunshine and Mama got to play with Andrew. He's three. Andrew is a really good quarterback, He even runs the football in and scores touchdowns. Little Guy and Sunshine ran with him. Mama cheered for everyone. Granddaddy played football too. Andrew threw it right to him and he caught it -- most of the time anyway. Little Guy loves to play football, even when Sunshine tackles him hard. Andrew read Mama a book. And they played with remote-control trucks! Little Guy cha...

Cows Are Really Noisy Little Guy put his paws over his ears. It didn't work. The cows just bellowed and bellowed. He wanted them to just shut up already! Little Guy had a headache. He was going to go tell his Mama on those noisy cows. Mama already knew. She had a headache too. "I know how you feel, Little Guy," Mama said. "Blackie woke me up at 7 a.m. calling for breakfast to be delivered to the back fence area." "But Mama why won't they just give up," he asked. "Granddaddy has spoiled them rotten. They think I'll give in. Of course, I did feed Buddy. He never said a word. He just stood at the gate and watched me paint the rocker. He has really good manners. The cows could learn a thing or two from him." "Buddy is really nice," Little Guy agreed. Buddy is the bull. He weghs more than 2,000 pounds. Little Guy weighs 38 pounds. Little Guy is really glad Buddy is nice. "Are you going to feed them so that they'll be qu...

Little Guy Goes To An Auction Little Guy was so excited. He was going to an auction with Mama! What fun they would have. He just knew it. Of course, he'd never been to an auction. Mama went all the time but he never got to go. But not this time. This time Mama said yes. There were only a few vehicles there when they drove up in Granddaddy's red Ford pickup. Mama carefully backed into a spot near the door. Little Guy spotted a small truck with a trailer backed in near them. An older man and woman climbed out of the truck cab. "Mama, are we doing to need a trailer," he asked. "Probably not, Little Guy," she said. "Now remember what I told you. Just because we see something we like doesn't mean we'll buy it. Some people get caught up in the excitement of the auction and end up paying way too much for an item. We don't want to do that." "No, ma'am," he agreed. "Unless it's something we really, really want." She l...

Granddaddy likes to give sweet feed to cows that have new baby calves. The cows are very happy about this. It makes Granddaddy very popular. They lined up at the gate hoping he would forget who had the youngest calves. They all like sweet feed. Mama offered to feed the cow with the newborn. Granddaddy took a bucket filled with sweet feed and headed toward the barn. Mama put sweet feed in another bucket, closed the gate and headed down the alley. The alley is a narrow stretch between the yard and the garden. It's wide enough for a tractor. The cows use it as an access alley between pastures. Little Guy wanted to meet the new calf. Granddaddy didn't like him to meet the calves but Mama understood he would be really, really nice. Mama called the cow and held the bucket up where the cow could see it. Little Guy gave his best smile. The cow trotted toward Mama. Her baby followed closely. Mama set the bucket down and the cow's head disappeared inside. Her baby looked at Little Gu...

Granddaddy got up early today. That meant Little Guy and Sunshine had to get up early too. Little Guy didn't mind. He figured he could always take a nap later. Sunshine was not amused. She prefers to snuggle under the covers until much later. But she got up. She didn't want Little Guy to eat her breakfast. Before long all three were headed over to the dam. Granddaddy wanted to haul several loads of brush to the burn pile. He and Mama had been working to clear the trees and shrubs on either side of the dam. Well, Granddaddy had been doing a lot of the work. He can use a chain saw. Mama uses the clippers and drags limbs around. Little Guy and Sunshine clear the area of varmints. That's very important to Mama. They worked and worked and then they looked up and Mama had joined them. Little Guy and Sunshine ran over for kisses and hugs. Then they ran back to the pipe they'd been clearing. Sunshine picked up one end with her nose, then dropped it. Bang! Little Guy ran to the ...

Little Guy is in trouble. It's not his fault. He just wanted to meet the new calf. He gets so excited whenever a new calf is born. It's another playmate and he wants to introduce himself. He promised not to upset the Mama Cow or cause the little calf to run. Just because it had happened before didn't mean it would happen this time . Granddaddy was a little stressed out. The temperature was really cold and he worried that the new calf would freeze. It was the Mama Cow's first baby. She seemed to be looking after her baby but you never know for sure. Little Guy figured he could add a little insight if Granddaddy would just let him go and see for himself. Granddaddy said no. Little Guy and Sunshine were banished to the backyard. Little Guy begged and pleaded but everyone ignored him. Mama carried wood into the backyard. He pleaded with her but she sided with Granddaddy. Little Guy could go in the house but he couldn't leave the backyard. He pouted. He waited. Sunshine...

Little Guy spotted the intruder as it lurked just beyond the front yard. He stared at it intently, unsure whether he wanted to take it on. He stood, alert and ready. Sunshine rounded the corner and Little Guy let out a bark to let her know something was amiss. She immediately started forward. Big sisters were wonderful, especially when they were as large and powerful as Sunshine. Little Guy reminded himself that his sister could kill a racoon, an armadillo or any other pest with one bite. It made him feel very brave. Little Guy barked again and started toward the intruder. Sunshine watched intently. Mama heard the commotion and hurried toward them. She always worries about her babies getting hurt. Little Guy knew Sunshine could take care of them both. And Mama too! The intruder moved again, making an awful rattling noise. Little Guy jumped, then seeing that Sunshine and Mama weren't far behind, he raced forward. He barked ferociously. Sunshine stopped and waited for Mama to take ch...