At my first, I was a bumblebee. We each had cardboard cutouts we coloured black and yellow ourselves. We held them up in up in front of us and danced in a line across the stage. It was exciting. Half way through the song I remember grabbing myself and promptly peeing my pants. The appreciation of this performance was startling- the attendant roar of laughter and applause was deafening.
It was like yesterday. Hmmmm, what’s that dampness? Maybe it was….
Marlin Cowser of Colorado and a part time resident of Morley was relating his most memorable childhood Christmas memory.
As a small child on the farm, my father and grandfather were always up early and out to the barn to milk the cows. Christmas morning was no exception and I remember one Christmas like it was yesterday. Some cattle had broken out of the barnyard, and like a bunch of rambunctious kids on a spree, had run up by the house knocking a couple pickets off the fence while jumping it, tore across the fresh snow of the front yard, and escaped into the field.
Grandpa and Dad had routinely got them back into the barnyard, but then Grandpa rushed back in the house, delivering the exciting news to the grandkids.
“Quick, Santa Claus and his reindeer, just crossed the front yard! You can see their tracks and where they hit the fence and if you hurry you might still be able to see them going across the field!” he exclaimed.
In bare feet and pyjamas we all rushed out into the snow and sure enough, there were the fresh tracks and damaged fence. To this day I am absolutely certain we all glimpsed the team, sleigh, and driver disappearing over the last hill.
Hope your Christmas was happy and you received a few nuts in your stocking. See you in 08!
