Comments on: I Can Do This

By: Mozi Esme's Mommy

Mozi Esme's Mommy — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:59:44 +0000

Wonderful tribute to your granddaddy! I'm in love with him after reading this! Mozi Esme's Mommys last blog post..Spring?!

By: NGS

NGS — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:30:49 +0000

Awwww...this makes me remember how happy my grandpap would be when we would be underfoot. He had dozens of grandchildren and couldn't remember our names or which of his ten kids we belonged to, but he'd always call us honey child and patiently listen to our ramblings. Thanks for the story. NGSs last blog post..45 x 365 #99

By: Sheila Atwood

Sheila Atwood — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:32:04 +0000

You come shining through! I hope you win the contest.

Thank you for the story. You make me

Sheila Atwoods last blog post..Look Into Your Crystal Ball

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:29:51 +0000

A beautiful story and your grandfather was a truly special person. The one at the rear holding my new grey Schwinn with the maroon stripes was my Uncle Don. We were 3/4 of the way around the block before I realized that he had let go way back at the beginning of the new block which meant immediately falling over. Got the hang of it by the end of the day. The follow up is that my ex restores old bicycles so I was surprised one year to see a Christmas gift to my grandson of a perfectly restored and painted old Schwinn of grey with maroon stripes. Jamies last blog post..Manic Monday - Candy It's amazing how a story will bring back memories, isn't it? Did your ex know that your first bike had been just like the one he restored for your grandson?

By: Susiej

Susiej — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:49:17 +0000

Oh, Shelly, that’s what happened to me! You brought it all back… my Mom, and my cousin Joyce had the honors. That feeling of thinking they were right there all along, holding you up, but they weren’t! You were doing it all along.

I don’t think about that often enough. Thanks for the reminder, and I do hope you win.

Eh, if I win that would be cool. If not, hey—you can’t win if you don’t try. And, again, it made me write, so I already won. Glad the story brought back memories

By: Comedy Plus

Comedy Plus — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:50:35 +0000

Granddaddy’s are wonderful aren’t they. Well, yours was for sure. What a wonderful story, but more importantly a wonderful lesson.

Have a terrific day. Big hug.

Granddaddy’s ARE wonderful, I don’t care whose they are. Yep, the lesson was a good one. Pity it took years to sink into my thick skull.

By: cindee

cindee — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:45:29 +0000

Great story. My dad taught me how to ride without my training wheels. (-: It is true if you have a positive attitude you can do just about anything(-: I forget that a lot of the time!

It’s easy to forget what we “know” in the heat of the moment, don’t you think? Somehow, Granddaddy’s lesson got deeply ingrained. It actually turned into a “stubbornness!” I insist “I can do it”—without help! Maybe I got that from Grandmommy.