Bouffant Blonde

The clouds started building in the later afternoon sky. Mama was busy in the shop. She painted and painted. Sunshine watched for squirrels in the front yard. Little Guy watched the clouds. Mama finally got done. She closed up the shop. Little Guy was relieved. He thought he heard thunder and he really wanted to go in the house. Mama said they had to go put feed in the calf feeder. Little Guy didn't think it was necessary. Mama said it was, so off they went. Then they had to feed the geese. Again. The geese have a lot of wild duck friends that come to visit. Those friends sure do like to eat! Thunder rolled over them. Little Guy headed to the back door and waited. Sunshine stood beside him. Mama opened the door and they rushed in. It isn't safe to be outside when you hear thunder. That's what Rich Thomas says all the time. He's the weatherman on TV. Little Guy likes to watch TV. Mama fixed them all supper. It was good. Little Guy and Sunshine like ham. When Mam...

Heavy rain woke Little Guy up this morning. It made him really nervous. He woke Sunshine up but she wasn't concerned and went back to sleep. Little Guy went back to bed but he didn't sleep at all. Before too long he heard Grandaddy in the kitchen. He was glad to know someone else was awake. He knew Mama would come and get him if the weather got bad. Mama knows he gets scared. Grandaddy just tells him to be a big boy. Little Guy doesn't want to be a big boy when the weather is loud. The weather wasn't too bad during breakfast. Mama and Grandaddy left for Georgia and the weather almost cleared up. Little Guy and Sunshine went with Gran to the garden. Gran wanted to see how things looked. She was pleased with all the little plants popping up. Late in the day Mama and Grandaddy came home. Mama brushed Little Guy and Sunshine. It felt really good. Then she gathered strawberries. She got four. She was really pleased. About the time for supper, the rain started agai...