Cory's Grandpa wanted to take some of his family up to Dry Buck to show us all a little bit of where he grew up. We had a little campfire on our lot up there and Grandpa surprised us all with some activities from his youth- sawing logs (which was cool because he says that our property happens to be the exact place that his family would get firewood when he was little), rolling a metal ring with a stick, pounding fence with an 18 pound hammer, and showing us how he rolled the logs into their wagon. We then caravanned across Dry Buck as he showed us where his home and their ranch was.
Grandpa Walker is a pretty special person. He and Cory have always had a strong connection and I have been blessed by that too! He helped us everyday when we remodeled our first house and so when Cory would be at work it would just be Grandpa and I working away...day after day! I have some funny stories to tell but mostly I am grateful that I got to know him so well right off the bat!
Grandpa also grew up very poor- he was 14 years old before he got his first present ever- and it was a little whistle- but he is a very kind, content and hard working person. He is 86 years old and can work harder than most 20 year olds.
It certainly was a treat for our family to get to spend an evening glancing into the history that makes him who he is!
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