Grandpa the Great, Russell Jackson

Annie and Julie's homework this month is to interview one of their grandparents. Annie choose her Great Grandfather, Russell Jackson. She chose 5 questions; they are below with their answers.

How do you make all of your pictures so beautiful?

The pictures are beautiful because they represent God’s beautiful animals. You have to use the colors that you see in the animals and that makes the pictures beautiful.

Where were you born?

In the State of Nebraska in an itty-bitty town called Paxton. Today babies are born in a hospital. I was born in a shack. There were no doctors or nurses, just a midwife.

Editor’s note: Great Grandpa was born in 1924.

Do you have any brothers and sisters?

I had 2 older brothers. They have both passed away. They were 5 and 6 years older then me. I didn’t have any sisters.

Are you good at basketball and football?

Well that’s a good question! I played both basketball and football. I was very good at football and received lots of scholarships for the University of Nebraska but I didn’t get to go. I played basketball for 2 years but I had to quit. The school was 9 miles from where I lived and I had to walk home. Basketball practice didn’t start until 5:00pm and it was too late for me to walk home after practice so I had to quit. I didn’t want to quit but academics were more important. The world was different then. There were no school buses. A lot of boys rode their horses to school.

Do you cook or does Great Grandma cook?

[Great Grandpa Laughs] Well that’s another good question. [Pause] I cook. I enjoy cooking. I don’t like to do dishes.

Note from Grandma Terry, Great Grandpa’s daughter: “Great Grandma does the dishes!"

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A Day in the Life of Murry

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Tori Puoci

One day, Murry the dog went on the living room carpet. “Bad dog!” cried his owner, Ricky. You know you’re not supposed to go on the carpet! Now Mom will get mad at me.” “So,” thought Murry, “you’re getting in trouble, not me. I’ll probably get another lecture, but I’ll just try my puppy dog look.” But instead of a lecture, Ricky’s mom said “That’s the last straw Murry! Off to dog training school with you!” Murry whimpered and tried the look.

The next day, Ricky and his mom took Murry to the vet. After his appointment with Dr. Flo, Murry looked up at Mrs. Regard, Rickey’s mom, as if to say, “Please don’t send me to dog training, Pleeeeease!” Mrs. Regard just shrugged and asked when the next session of dog school started. Ricky whispered “Don’t worry boy, I’ll be there with you the whole time.”

It turned out that Murry liked dog school very much (except when he had to go home). He never went on the living room carpet again (except for maybe once or twice).

The End

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Underwater Football

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Tori Puoci

It was six to six. There were five more seconds left until the game was over. Then…. TOUCHDOWN by the Fish-Fighters’ number 88, Charles Needles. This was the 22^nd Starfish Bowl and the Fish-Fighters had won every game thanks to 22 generations of the Needles Family. It was all thanks to George Needles, the founder and the manager of the first Fish-Fighters football team. Charles had just made it official. The Fish-Fighters would never loose.

The next game, Charles sent a bubble to the coach saying that he was busy at home and had to miss the game. Even though they won, it just wasn’t the same without Charles.

The next week, the Fish-Fighters were scheduled to play the hardest team in the sea. Charles sent another bubble saying he couldn't come. The coach was furious! “What is going on?” cried the coach. “What’s so important that he has to miss TWO games. I am going over to his castle right after the game and I’m going to find out.”

It turned out that Charles’ wife was going to have a fry. It was a boy and they named him Alex. He was the new generation and would be the new hero for the Fish-Fighters.

The End.