I know this is complely random... But there is this haunted train ride in Baldwin (south of Lawrence).. MY Pops made me take my neice to it. She love Halloween it's her all-time fav holiday..
But he was telling me a story about the last time he rode that train was.. He said he took Fred (a famlily friend that was like a grandpa to me) to the Hobo convention.. I eyes started welling up with tears.. I miss Fred so much. He passed almost 5 years ago.. I remember going over to Fred and Ethal's house as a child. Sitting there at the kitchen table while dad and Fred was drinking Pabts (sp) Blue Ribbon and Ethal drinking her Canidian mist, soda water and sugar drink.. they would tell stores about traveling thought the world on the pipeline. I would sit there and listen. they had to most awesome parrot. (stolen from Brazil, long story) named Red. He was named after my Uncle Raymond that used to pipeline with Fred.. He would talk and everything.. I used to think he was the coolest thing ever.. But Ethal got sick, and so did Red.. then Red passed and then ethal.. and almost a year later Fred did as well.. I just miss them so much.. You never know how much you miss someone until they are gone.. They were more of grandparents to me than my true grandparents ever were..
But he was telling me a story about the last time he rode that train was.. He said he took Fred (a famlily friend that was like a grandpa to me) to the Hobo convention.. I eyes started welling up with tears.. I miss Fred so much. He passed almost 5 years ago.. I remember going over to Fred and Ethal's house as a child. Sitting there at the kitchen table while dad and Fred was drinking Pabts (sp) Blue Ribbon and Ethal drinking her Canidian mist, soda water and sugar drink.. they would tell stores about traveling thought the world on the pipeline. I would sit there and listen. they had to most awesome parrot. (stolen from Brazil, long story) named Red. He was named after my Uncle Raymond that used to pipeline with Fred.. He would talk and everything.. I used to think he was the coolest thing ever.. But Ethal got sick, and so did Red.. then Red passed and then ethal.. and almost a year later Fred did as well.. I just miss them so much.. You never know how much you miss someone until they are gone.. They were more of grandparents to me than my true grandparents ever were..