Dear Rex--
6 (six) years old! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
What a great year you had, finishing Pre-K, playing T-ball, hitting a “home run”, and going to Destin with us for Vacation—it sure was a great year, and I am so proud of everything you have been doing!
….And what about Mom and Dad? You guys are going to have another member of the family! Like you told you’re teacher, Rex, “Either a boy or a girl, we are going to love it anyways”---
You are going to be a great big brother. When the baby gets here, just make sure to help Mom and Dad out as best you can—because it’s a brand new baby they will have to pay a little more attention to it for a time, but don’t worry because they won’t forget about you. If you get lonely then just call me…
Now you know Reximus that you are grandchild #1, and with that come rights and privileges no others will have. For example, none of the others will get to give me my Grandfather name—you chose that---as it is forever it will be “George”…any other grandchildren will have to follow suit. But remember, I was your “George” first. You know every time I get to see you and you come running to give us a hug, I always think about when I used to do that when I visited my Grandma—I know now how she must have felt then…but to reiterate, there is but ONE YOU---Christopher Riley Fisher, Pottamus B. Rex, my bestest buddy.
I am so glad we are going to your first Atlanta Braves game! I hope you have a great time—we will get our picture made at the Phil Neikro statue like I did when Joe was your age—Uncle Joe is going to do it one day with his son, and I hope you will take your son there and have a picture made also, circa 2040.
Six years old. Goodness. This next year we need to do some more of these things:
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Shoot the guns
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Camp out in the backyard again-hopefully we won’t freeze!
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Go fishing with a cane pole and some crickets
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John Wayne movies in the man cave!
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Anything you want to do that we can do together!
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And lastly, work in your garden bed under Grammas direction—taking direction from Gramma will allow you and me to bond closer..trust me, you need to experience this it will help you in life when things get tough—then you can say, “Well, it’s tough, but not as tough as that time when Gramma……..”
That’s all for now, little buddy—see you soon—and who knows, maybe one day when we say bye to each other I might do it without crying- (Your Mom told me she gives you a popsicle when I leave—does it help? I need a 25 pound one).
Love you, Rex. Fist bumps.
GEORGE
5 comments:
I cried big tears reading this! Rex is a lucky boy to have someone so influential in his life...this was sweet.
Thank you!
George, this is truly beautiful! I have to tell you that I just lost my Grandaddy 3 years ago, and to this day he is my favorite person of all time!!!
George, what can I say. You are so masterful with your words on paper that come from such a place of love! Christopher hit the mother load when he was born into your family, he will never wonder if he is loved and that is the greatest gift you can give another person. So proud of all you are and have become as a man, husband, father, and grandfather. Glad to call you brother! Love you, Lynn
Just beautiful -- something he will cherish when he gets older -- you are a great grandaddy --enjoy those moments and may there be many more of them -
Annette Lashley
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