Sunday, October 15, 2017

Day 303 CJSM-book IV


Day 303

 

 

Becky, ”My 9th birthday, it was dark and we

were on the back deck. You gave me Stormy

for my gift---best present…ever!”

 

 

Ole “Santa Claus” does pretty good, most of the time---sometimes…he hits a Home-run!

My penchant for “giving” is no secret; once in a while, I out-charity my charity.

I’ve purchased a couple of hundred thousand dollars-worth of sports cars in my time and space---but…I still don’t have one (by design!). Plan to give away a few more before it’s over.

We gave the girls a Morgan mare for Christmas one fine Eve; now, there is a gift. Gave Lovely Lady Candice Leah a Morgan mare for her birthday, one fine year, too.

When daughter Rachel turned nine, she sure enough had horses to ride, but, we gave her  a Morgan gelding name of “Stormy” for her birthday that year. She promptly let me know she would like a harness to train the steed to pull a buggy; sure enough, we got one.

She loved that old brute with all her heart and did a fine job training him to pull; yeah, we bought a buggy, too. I rode with her in Tennessee when she was “teaching” Stormy to pull; I recall telling her that if he ever got a gander around those blinders that I was immediately bailing out; Becky just laughed at my “cowardice” and whipped him up some more! Yee! Haa!

Somebody allowed that our Rachel-girl is a lot like her old-man; reckon that’s true enough!

So, here we find ourselves in October-Fall with warm days and cool nights---Perfect!...and on-course for good ole Thanksgiving, our 51st Anniversary and the Grand-dam of them all: Christmas! Looks like a plethora chock-full of Santa Claus-charity opportunities! Alleluia!

I still "play" the lottery; won $100K 25 years ago being kind to a store clerk by buying a ticket an old  lady refused. I felt sorry for the clerk because she had to buy the mistake ticket and didn't have a dollar so I bought the ticket to "save" her. I won! Missed $20-million by 1 number! I have won another $20k +/- in the last 1/4 century. I play because I want to be the "real" Santa Claus. I am nearly 100% non-materialistic, got way more than I need (or want), but I love being Santa!

Wonder what surprise-goodies the old guy might unveil this season!? Hmm! Oh! Yeah!

Keep-the-Faith! My brothers & sisters---ole Santa might surprise you…with a “secret” gift!

 

Ah! Cookie Jar Sweet “Open-me-1st!” Memories!


 

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