It might have been spring, more like early summer,
when I took my sons, the elder and the younger,
to Woodhaven in Pendleton, a golf course, Par 3,
which for the uninitiated is a golf analogy
for a course made up of eighteen short holes.
No need for a driver – these holes need short poles.
A pitching wedge, 9-iron, maybe [...]

The door barely opens and he’s in on the run,
before the first greetings have even begun.
He’s wearing a big grin as he quickly zips by,
barely slowing, he turns to catch his Poppy’s eye.
The game is on and they both are aware
that, for the next few moments, the prize is…a chair.
Not just any chair mind you, [...]

 You can catch Yard Sale Mama, if you really wanna, on any given Saturday morn.
If the weather is right, she’ll be out before light.  To miss this would leave her forlorn.
If Arnold’s the Terminator, then Nancy’s the Accumulator, bringing home carloads of stuff.
She loves the wheeling and she loves the dealing.  She just can’t get [...]

Lucas Danner Alexander is our first grandson.
He’s a talkative, cheerful, inquisitive fellow and so handsome!
Turned three-years-old three months ago and headed into four,
but obstacles abound for little ones entering that door.
The door just mentioned leads to the bathroom.  Just another skill to learn.
Besides, have you priced diapers these days?  We don’t have money to burn.
The [...]