Friday, December 14, 2018

All Grandpas Are Silly

Gabbi and Jaron rode with us in the car one day.  To entertain them, I told them the story my Grandpa, Lyman Conrad Gabrielsen, Sr.  told so often about how he and a friend climbed to the top of the mountain in Logan Canyon.  They then climbed a pine tree to the very top.  They then got the top swinging up and down until they could leap into the next pine tree down. They then got that one swinging until they could leap into the next tree.  In this way, they made their way down the entire mountain.  He told the story with so much detail and sincerity, that though is seemed implausible, no one ever knew for certain whether it was truth or if he was just being silly.
Jaron thought for a moment and said, "I think he was just being silly."  "Oh really?  Why do you think that?"  I asked. "Because all grandpas are silly."  Gabbi quickly said, "You only know two grandpas, Jaron." Jaron's response, "No, I know Caleb's (Shonna's son) other grandpa, too, and he's really silly." True dat!
So there you have it:  All grandpas are silly! 



1 comment:

Joan Morris said...

Cute story! I'm glad you have recorded it for posterity!