“When in doubt, hold your altitude. No one has ever collided with the sky.” -Author Unknown- journal entry: Grandpa got a small helicopter for his birthday. Talmage couldn’t wait to see it in the air. Holden couldn’t wait to get his hands on the controls. A picture really is worth …
” We are all worms . . . but I believe that I am a glow worm.” -Winston Churchill- journal entry: I don’t think this is a worm. I think it is a poisonous snake. It is just too big for a worm. Holden never met a worm he didn’t …
” A nose that can see is worth two that can sniff.” -Santa Claus- journal entry: Okay, where is my nose? Everyone was asking that. I thought that I had plenty of extra noses but one child would leave his nose in the bathroom and another would leave his in …
“A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind.” -Albert Szent-Gyorgyi- journal entry: Only through a telephoto lens could I have captured my grandson’s concentration as he mused over what he was seeing just inches away. His hand covers his other eye. He said that if he …
“I can’t wait until I’m grown up and I can do anything I want and not have anything to worry about.” -Bil Keane-The Family Circus- journal entry: It wouldn’t be as fun to harvest the pumpkins without the help of children. They scream at every size, shape and color and …
” When you’re pretty sure that an adventure is going to happen, brush the honey off your nose and spruce yourself up as best you can, so as to look ready for anything.” -Winnie-the-Pooh- journal entry: Well, I’d say that George looks ready for anything. He decided that the scissors …
“Look, you’re really cute but I can’t understand what you’re saying !” – From Finding Nemo- journal entry: This is a picture of little Afton building up to a “face plant” in the dirt. Grandpa moved the swing set from the gravel by the sandbox to a softer place in …
“Horses. If God made anything more beautiful, he kept it for himself.” -Author Unknown- journal entry: Talmage had a riding lesson. What sounded like fun wasn’t. At least not today. Nevertheless, photographs of the day would suggest that he felt pretty good about his horsemanship. The last ride of the …
“Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore.” -Hindu Proverb- journal entry: Water. What is it about water? Children can’t get enough of it . . . unless it is bath time when they aren’t ready to give up on the day. Brothers working together to …
“Like sunshine in the morning that wakens day from night, Like flowers in the springtime so colorful and bright. Like happy songs of bluebirds that fill the air with cheer, A person bright and lovely is my mother dear. -A Primary Song- journal entry: The most ordinary things in life …
