Grandpa

My grandpa passed away on December 22nd. He was 82 years young.

I have many wonderful memories of him, all of which came flooding back to me while driving the back roads from Minnesota back to Kansas. We passed farmhouse after farmhouse; beacons of a lifetime of hard work. As Hudson was fussing during this trip, I put in a CD he loves: Elizabeth Mitchell's "You are my sunshine." Track number 6 is called "Jubilee" and I thought the words were fitting:

"It's all out on the old railroad,

All out on the sea,

It's all out on the old railroad,

As far as I can see

Hardest work I ever did,

Was working on the farm,

Easiest work I ever did,

Was swinging my true love's arm.

Swing and turn,

Jubilee

Live and learn,

Jubilee

If I had a needle and thread,

Fine as I could sew,

I'd sew my true love to my side,

And down the creek we'll go.

If I had no horse to ride,

I'd be found a crawling,

Up and down this rocky road,

Looking for my darling.

Swing and turn,

Jubilee

Live and learn,

Jubilee"

We will all miss you Grandpa. Looking forward to seeing you again someday.