tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662440682475649151.post2212510947305742705..comments2023-07-04T06:02:06.616-04:00Comments on It's Me Again Margaret: On The ProwlTrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15653217196457292626noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662440682475649151.post-62481282013335075412009-03-10T12:53:00.000-04:002009-03-10T12:53:00.000-04:00Oh, Miss Tery how precious!I will copy it and have...Oh, Miss Tery how precious!<BR/>I will copy it and have Kell put it in Elek's scrapbook!<BR/>Love...TrishTrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653217196457292626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662440682475649151.post-60827243807497492992009-03-06T11:21:00.000-05:002009-03-06T11:21:00.000-05:00Dear Trish A few weeks ago I sent this poem to Mr....Dear Trish A few weeks ago I sent this poem to Mr. Grampa Jim.<BR/>Now it is about a grampa but I think you could see yourself and your little grandson. Elek James, Trish,<BR/><BR/>William Henry Drummond (1854-1907)<BR/><BR/>Little Bateese<BR/><BR/><BR/>You bad leetle boy, not moche you care<BR/>How busy you 're kipin' your poor gran'pere<BR/>Tryin' to stop you ev'ry day<BR/>Chasin' de hen aroun' de hay--<BR/>W'y don't you geev' dem a chance to lay?<BR/>Leetle Bateese!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Off on de fiel' you foller de plough<BR/>Den w'en you 're tire you scare the cow<BR/>Sickin' de dog till dey jomp the wall<BR/>So de milk ain't good for not'ing at all--<BR/>An' you 're only five an' a half dis fall,<BR/>Leetle Bateese!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Too sleepy for sayin' de prayer to-night?<BR/>Never min' I s'pose it 'll be all right<BR/>Say dem to-morrow--ah! dere he go!<BR/>Fas' asleep in a minute or so--<BR/>An' he 'll stay lak dat till de rooster crow,<BR/>Leetle Bateese!<BR/><BR/>Den wake us up right away toute suite<BR/>Lookin' for somet'ing more to eat,<BR/>Makin' me t'ink of dem long leg crane<BR/>Soon as dey swaller, dey start again,<BR/>I wonder your stomach don't get no pain,<BR/>Leetle Bateese!<BR/><BR/><BR/>But see heem now lyin' dere in bed,<BR/>Look at de arm onderneat' hees head;<BR/>If he grow lak dat till he 's twenty year<BR/>I bet he 'll be stronger dan Louis Cyr<BR/>An' beat all de voyageurs leevin' here,<BR/>Leetle Bateese!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Jus' feel de muscle along hees back,<BR/>Won't geev' heem moche bodder for carry pack<BR/>On de long portage, any size canoe,<BR/>Dere 's not many t'ing dat boy won't do<BR/>For he 's got double-joint on hees body too,<BR/>Leetle Bateese!<BR/><BR/><BR/>But leetle Bateese! please don't forget<BR/>We rader you 're stayin' de small boy yet,<BR/>So chase de chicken an' mak' dem scare<BR/>An' do w'at you lak wit' your ole gran'pere<BR/>For w'en you 're beeg feller he won't be dere--<BR/>Leetle Bateese!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Trish this poem has always brought the tears to my eyes even when I was a kid....Love TerryTerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08917338886406940158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662440682475649151.post-33615701981920524542009-03-06T01:56:00.000-05:002009-03-06T01:56:00.000-05:00You know what, Olivia rarely got into things when ...You know what, Olivia rarely got into things when she was a baby ---and she didn't put things in her mouth either. Many times I wondered if there wasn't something wrong with her because she didn't do those things! I could have stuff everywhere and she never bothered it. True story.<BR/><BR/>Elek the monkey is adorable!!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812561767149616280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662440682475649151.post-50768883631317201482009-03-04T18:06:00.000-05:002009-03-04T18:06:00.000-05:00He's adorable! And what a blessed handful.He's adorable! And what a blessed handful.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610453652729003797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662440682475649151.post-39973247767572414892009-03-04T08:45:00.000-05:002009-03-04T08:45:00.000-05:00good thing he's cute!good thing he's cute!Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110651946602849853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662440682475649151.post-28315663470279559192009-03-01T15:14:00.000-05:002009-03-01T15:14:00.000-05:00I laughed out loud when I saw this! What a handful...I laughed out loud when I saw this! What a handful he's starting to be...all boy!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458110831930610293noreply@blogger.com