Grandma and Grandma Campbell often came out to see us during the Christmas Holiday. Usually they came by train. Grand Junction, is right on the train route and by using the California Zephyr.
When I was about 10. Grandma and Grandpa came out and on Christmas Day I had received a wonderful watch for Christmas. It was a wonderful thing with a cadmium blue face and a steel band that didn't quite fit. We took off for the day to Muir Woods. I remember playing with the watch band all the way up. The big caution was do not.. I mean do not.. over wind it. If you do you will break the spring and the watch will be useless.
I was also playing with some rubber bands on the long drive up. I was a very good shot at shooting rubber bands.. judging their trajectory and the speed.. So in the backseat I was playing around and accidentally shot by Grandfather in the back of the neck with the rubber band as we were traveling down the road.
I didn't know what to expect would happen. He acted like it didn't really happen. Man what composure.
Merry Christmas to all
Love Pat
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I remember later trips, especially one when I must have been seven and you, 'trick, were seventeen. They brought their little dog, which chewed all the buttons off one of your shirts. I think the dog had access to your shirt because they were staying in your room, which was off the back of the living room.
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