Something New

Sometime in the early 80s...

The interesting thing about this picture is that until recently I'd never seen it. That said, I don't know a lot about it.

I'm not sure when it was taken, though I think it was taken at Grandma Meihm's place in Castleton and since my father has a calender in his hand, probably around Christmas time.

It's a pretty good picture of him. Relaxed, tearing into something new and interesting. I could imagine his interest in the calender, since it was a "Rock Star" calender, bound to peak his interest.

Daddy was like a kid in some ways, always eager to rip into his presents and play with them. He always wanted to open them quickly and then examinine once he'd shed the wrapping paper. It didn't matter waht the present was, a book, a cd, or a calender, if it was his, then he wanted to play with it.

So, though I don't know the full story behind this picture, I can imagine it...