Bouffant Blonde

It was a wonderful day. Little Guy and Sunshine helped Grandaddy with his new tiller. They chased a squirrel up a tree. They took naps. Gran cooked a big lunch so they ate really well. The sky was starting to dim when Little Guy and Sunshine ate supper. Little Guy was still cleaning his bowl when Sunshine spotted something at the end of the garage. Mama came out about then to get their pans for washing. She went to see what Sunshine had found. Then she screamed. Little Guy jumped. He didn't know whether to go get whatever had upset Mama or run for cover. He didn't get a chance to decide. Mama practically shoved Little Guy and Sunshine in the backdoor. She yelled for Gran to come help, then slammed the door. Gran came running. Mama was trying to find a hoe. Someone had moved the hoe from beside the backdoor. That same someone had taken the shop key and was out with the cows. Mama put Gran in charge of watching the, gulp, snake, and she went running out through the laundr...

It was a long night. Sunshine was sick and Little Guy didn't know what to do. He was very upset. As a matter of fact, he felt sick too! Mama hugged Sunshine close. She was worried. Little Guy could tell. She kept lingering even though she was supposed to go to work. Mama didn't want to leave Sunshine. Finally, she left. Sunshine looked really pitiful. Grandaddy offered to take Sunshine and Little Guy over to the barn. Sunshine didn't really want to go but she went anyway. It made Grandaddy feel better. When it was time to go back to the house, Grandaddy couldn't find Sunshine anywhere. He looked and looked. Little Guy starting looking too. He found his sister under a flatbed trailer. She slowly crawled out and made her way back to the house. She didn't feel good at all. Gran took Sunshine to the doctor. The day before she got sick, Sunshine found a dead dove. She brought it to Mama and dropped it at her feet. Sunshine likes to give Mama presents. Gran said i...

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...

Little Guy thought he was having a pretty good day. He and Sunshine spent the morning helping Grandaddy spray the fence rows for weeds. They'd even counted the cows. Gran had fixed spaghetti for lunch. Little Guy really likes spaghetti. After lunch, he'd stretched out on the cool tile floor for his afternoon nap. Then Mama had an idea. It was not a good idea. Mama decided that Little Guy and Sunshine needed baths. And it wasn't even Saturday! Little Guy didn't realize what Mama had planned until it was too late. Sunshine had her bath first. Since Little Guy was inside having a nap, he didn't know anything about it. He should have suspected something when Mama opened the back door, called his name and insisted he come outside. Sunshine met him at the door to tell him what was about to happen. Little Guy scurried toward the shop but Mama caught him. She picked him up and carried him to the wash area. Little Guy started shaking before Mama even turned the ...

Everyone got up early. Mama rushed to work at Toyota for an hour. Gran. Sunshine and Little Guy stopped by the dealership and picked her up. Then they headed to Dothan. Gran had to go to the surgery center for pre-admission. She has melanoma again and the doctor has to remove it. Mama said they caught it early and Gran should be fine. Little Guy thinks it's all very scary. The ladies at the reception desk gave Gran a number. After a little while, the lady at another desk called her number. The lady asked lots of questions. Mama helped Gran answer. The lady put a plastic bracelet on Gran's wrist. She didn't want Gran to forget her name or birth date. Gran, Mama, Sunshine and Little Guy had barely got settled in the waiting room again when someone called Gran to the back. Little Guy and Sunshine went too. Little Guy wanted to stay close to Gran. The first nurse took Gran's blood pressure and asked her a lot of questions. Gran had already answered them. She didn...

Little Guy climbed into the truck's backseat and snapped his seat belt on. They were in a hurry. Miss Linda had called Mama and said she had some stuff for them. Miss Linda picks up items from other people's trash if she thinks Mama might like it. It was starting to cloud up and rain was likely. Little Guy and Mama were in a rush to get to Miss Linda's before the rain came down. Mama backed into Miss Linda's driveway. She was waiting for them. Mama was excited. Miss Linda had found wood doors, two drawers and a bunch of scrap wood. Mama will take all that trash and turn it into art and furniture. Little Guy helped Mama and Miss Linda load it into the back of the truck. After it was all loaded they went inside to visit. Miss Linda had made lemonade. Little Guy got his very own glass. He sat at the teddy bear table and sipped it while Mama and Miss Linda talked. And talked. They know a lot of people. They were outside saying goodbye when Miss Linda's neighbor ...

Little Guy knew it would be a busy day. Grandaddy had sold the two small grain bins and the man was coming to get them. There was a lot to do to get ready. First, Grandaddy had to use the chain saw to cut down several trees. The trees weren't there when Grandaddy used the grain bins. It has been along time since Grandaddy used the grain bins. Little Guy had to stand way back while Grandaddy used the chain saw. Mama doesn't  allow Little Guy anywhere near power tools while they are running. She's afraid he'll get hurt. Next, Grandaddy used Liquid Wrench on all the screws. Little Guy watched carefully to make sure Grandaddy did it right. Those screws have been there a really long time but Grandaddy has a powerful wrench that operates with the air compressor. Little Guy helped Grandaddy put all the tools on the tractor for the ride to the grain bin site. Little Guy and Grandaddy were having a snack when the man and his friend arrived. They brought two trucks with ...