Grandpa as a boy in Rochester Michigan in the winter went sailing. He made the sail for his Red Flyer and it was better than his brother Eugene’s. The sailing was fast on that windy day on the icy yard.
Grandpa’s speed, his fun, and the use of Mom’s new pillowcases got his mother very excited.
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Winter Sailing in the Yard
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Grandpa and the RAT
In 1991, Grandpa, Don, was a development engineer by day and homeschooling and homesteading Dad at night. Some persistent and relatively large creature was eating the animal feed intended for the ducks and rabbits.
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The Fan and The Finger – Childhood Story
When Grandpa was a seven year old boy in 1964 he visited his Aunt Charlotte and Uncle Bob in Cheboygan Michigan. Upstairs in a hot room a fan was spinning trying to cool the room and boys were playing and the fan was interesting.
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Grandpa Cuts Himself With a Chain Saw – Slightly Wiser Story
In 1974 Grandpa Hill, Don Hill, was clearing stump logs around Karl Greimel’s Estate. He was 16 years old and the blade on Mr. Greimel’s saw was 16 inches long. When the blade entered his leg he knew he was in trouble. As he drove himself to the hospital his left leg was warm and wet as his boot filled with blood.
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Grandpa, The Gun, and The Liquor Store – A slightly wiser story.
It was Halloween and Grandpa was 19 years old in 1976 in Rochester MI. He wore his mummy/robber costume into a liquor store in Troy Michigan. It was a dumb thing to do. Grandpa Hill’s Grand Children beg for stories of when Grandpa Hill does something stupid or gets in trouble.
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A Covid 19 Blessing, Grandpa Meets Melissal at the “Y”
Grandpa Hill and Grandma Hill homeschooled their eight children from 1989 to 2016. Grandpa had been disappointed, he had wished for a surge in homeschooling coming out of the whole Covid 19 scene. It never seemed to have happened. Then he met Melissa at the Y.
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When Grandpa Was a BEE Target – Children’s Story
In 1974 Grandpa was 16 years old and was cleaning the outside steps that went up through the woods to the front door of Mr. Griemel’s house. There was to be a party that night and the steps would be clean of dirt and debris. As he sprayed the water to clean the railroad ties and stones, he discovered an in-the-ground nest of yellow jackets!
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When Grandpa Whined to Grandma – Children’s Story
In 1989 in December Grandpa was all alone in his little room above the Saltsburg Supply Company. It was cold! Way too cold for Pennsylvania in December! He had made a huge mistake, he was lonely, and he was cold. He called Grandma to whine about his troubles.
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Grandpa Flies a Jet Plane – Children’s Story
In the fall of 1975 Grandpa (Don) climbed into a T33 Trainer Jet for what he thought would be a short 5 minute ride. His “ride” turned out to be a scare, a thrill, and much more than just a ride. Don was eighteen years old, had never been in a small plane before. Now he was climbing into the cockpit of a military training jet and soon they were off!
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