My Thanks to you too, Hillary

I am happy that this blog has been created. I am grateful to have the second generation more involved in Grandma and Grandpa's lives - you all have so much to contribute and I know the G & G are very proud of all of you, and so am I. And, it will be fun to keep up with you and your families' lives. Thanks, Hillary.

Here is a story that Dad (Leland) told me the other day.

He told me that his father (Lee) was a good businessman. Once Dad went to a cattle sale with his father. His father sat through the whole sale without bidding on any animal. Then, when the sale was over, he bought a cow and calf that no one else would even consider buying because they were both too skinny and sickly-looking. He paid very little for them. Dad (Leland) was a student at the University of Idaho at the time, studying agriculture. He had been taught to buy the best in order to compete and prosper. Dad did not approve of his Dad's purchase. Lee took the cow and calf home and began to feed them the hay and grain he had raised on the farm. Pretty soon, they both gained weight and turned out to be very nice animals. After awhile, Lee took them back to the sale to sell. They both sold easily and he (Lee) made more money on their sale than any other purchase and resale Dad (Leland) was aware of.

Dad told me this story while we were driving in the car together, because I had asked him something about his father. About ten minutes after he had told me the story the first time, Dad told me the exact same story again - almost verbatim - as of I had never heard it before. It was so funny! I love my Dad!