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Epilogue
Here he comes now, loping over the hill, turning into
our yard. Soon he will open the door and call out to
us and ask one of his questions that I know so well.
“Where are you guys”? Or maybe “Where have you
been”? “Who did you see”? “Guess who I saw today”?
If I do not reply he will answer with a description of
the person and his or her family connections, rather
than to just give a name. He enjoys talking and pacing
the floor in addition to having us for an audience
for a while. In addition to his “I have a question for
you”, he may say that he needs a serious talk. This
talk could be about a subject that is troubling him or
some”scoop” he has heard or overheard. When he
speaks about a past event whether yesterday or years
ago, he will start with “Back in the day”.
Our house has become his second home. We
encourage his conversations and keep the chocolate
ice cream and chocolate chip cookies ready for him.
Where we go Keaton is welcome to go with us. He is
a part of our family and we want him to know it.
We provide him with a season ticket to our family
box in Calfee Park. It is baseball season again so
Yankees beware! We are likely to attend every home
game here in Pulaski.
In closing, I pray that Keaton’s life may have a Happy
Ever After ending. To quote our favorite character
Tiny Tim, “God bless us everyone!”