Saturday, June 7, 2008
More secrets!!
"Now, Mickey," he said, "Have all of you been getting enough to eat?"
"Yes sir," she said, "but the biscuits are not like mamas." That just about got us all to crying again.
"Now all of you stop that crying and listen to me," he said. We had so many questions to ask we could hardly stay still.
"Daddy,"I asked, "Are you well now or do you still have to take that medicine?"
"No," he said,"I'm not taking the medicine but I am about well enough to come get all of you."
" Where are we going Daddy?" Mickey asked.
" Now I can't really tell you yet," Daddy said, "But I will come to see you next week in the office and we will talk about it then. Are all of you okay?"
"Yes sir," we all said; except Joan . She wanted to go with him right now.
Mickey said," Now Joan, you can't go or you won't get any ice cream!" Oh boy,- that quieted her down!
We all had to tell Daddy how we were picking flowers and were going to get some ice cream if we picked enough. We were setting right on my pile of flowers so they were strewn about all over the ground again.
"I have to go now," Daddy said, "but don't tell anyone you saw me today so we don't get into trouble."
"Okay, Daddy, we will keep it a secret just for us," we said.
Well, here she came around the corner about that time and said, What is going on here?"
" I got my flowers scattered," I said," and they are helping me get them gathered up again. I don't know how many I have but I will count them."
" No," Bobbie said, "That won't be necessary; I have enough ice cream for all of you!"
" Guess what," Joan yelled.
"Joan" Mickey said, "That is our secret!! You be quiet!"-"Oh, okay."
Well, Bobbie gave each of us a small paper cup of ice cream and each had a small wooden spoon with it. My word,- such a treat!!!
I ate mine as slowly as I could.
"I think I will save some of mine for later," I said.
"No," Mickey said, "You can't because it will melt and get on your clothes and we will be in trouble with the women."
" Okay," I said,"I will eat all of it."
" Here," Bobbie said, "Put your flowers in this box." She gave us the little box the ice cream had come in. So we all sat and ate our ice cream then put all our flowers in the box along with the ice cream boxes.I wanted to keep my empty box but Mickey said I couldn't so in it went.
About then we all had to go in and get cleaned up for dinner. Before Bobbie left I asked her where the little girl went that I had been playing with and Bobbie said someone came and took her home with them for their little girl.
"Is someone going to come take us too?" I asked. "We couldn't go. My Daddy is coming after us." No," she said. "No one will come get you because you have a Daddy."
I asked her, "Why hasn't someone come and gotten you?"
" Well," she said," People don't want big girls; just the little ones." Oh!! We all stuck together like glue after that so no one would come and get us.
Back to the dinner table again downstairs, on the benches. Seems like more soup and sandwiches!!
Will have more news next time; Beans are cooking for dinner and I don't want them to burn.
Shike...
Prattling on...
Thursday, June 5, 2008
memories
I talk to my siblings less all the time and miss them more all the time. But then, I always have.
I think I left this skit with Mickey, Joan and me in the room together going to sleep. Well, that made us all happy; as happy as you could expect with the way things were. We missed Daddy and were afraid to say anything to the women about him for fear we would get in trouble. Seems like trouble was my middle name anyway.
One day we were all sent out to play in the back yard with a big girl to watch over us. I remember her name as being Bobbie but, of course, I could be wrong.
She split all of us up and told us that whoever picked the most little yellow flowers from the lawn could have some ice cream. Man, that would be a real treat!
Joan was around the corner from me and Mickey around the other corner. So here I went, picking flowers and making a neat little pile. I forgot to count them but my pile was growing.
I turned around to find some more and looked up and saw Daddy climbing over the fence. Oh,my goodness !!!
He motioned for me to be quiet. I stood real still and he came over to me and sat down on the ground with me. I sure gave him a big hug!!
"Shike," he said," Can you run find Mickey and be quiet about it?"
I took off around the corner and found Mickey with her pile of flowers. She didn't want to leave them but I told her Daddy was here so she came with me. Then I had to go find Joan.
Well, there we all were hugging and crying at the same time! Daddy said he couldn't stay but a minute so we stopped and listened to him.
He said he would soon be back but would come in through the front door the next time so we could visit right!
I am stopping here because I have things to do but look for exciting things to happen next time!
Shike...Prattling on...
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