Stories From Miles

Hi this is to be about my brother Douglas I remember as a small boy about Christmas time when he got a slot car set that was a dragracing set he enjoyed it very much he got very good at it he used to be able to beat all of us at that dragracing he was the enthusiastic about it he enjoyed it immensely.  I remember when we're fishing at fishing bridge in Yellowstone as fonr little boys catching fish back when you could fish off the fishing bridge a lot of people used to fish off of fishing bridge to catch fish off you would have to get your line right in front of the fish you were trying to get then you would poll out as much lying as you can and then let it go. A lot of people didn't know how to do this and didn't catch on for quite a while it really ticked off a lot of people but hate they had been there for hours we would fish a spot and when we would catch a fish we would move in our dad would take the fish off of the line and put another worm on it when we come back the guy that was fishing would take our spot and we would move into his spot that he was fishing and proceed to catch another fish it really really custom off that these little boys would show up and catch a lot of fish and 20 min and be done with their fishing for the day and they would be there for hours trying to figure out how those four little boys caught that many fish in 20 min.  And members watching Old Faithful with him and going to see Mammoth Hot Springs I remember going up to Yellowstone with my grandparents in their agreeing station wagon we used to ride in the center up front we all used to take turns one year our dad was so mad at us because we were chasing down up there and we caught up with the bare and was patented on the but you ought to ask grandpa about that time we were chasing that there are grandfather used to take motion pictures of us when we're up there at Yellowstone. That's when I was about five or six years old I remember going lizard hunt up behind were the high school was that what used to be all open field and all four refused to go up their hunt for lizards and send puppies and spiders. Used to go down around Mason 30 and look at Indian ruins as little children off father told us not the goal lifted up any rocks is or might be scorpions underneath so what do little kids do when their dad tells him not to go looking under rocks scorpions that is the first thing we wouldn't it and we found what our dad was pissed off at us again we didn't have much money bit we sure caused a lot of trouble I remember going to East Fork of the bare with my brother Douglas and Stephen that's right learned how to canoe and I burned my tennis shoes up the first night I was there I had to walk a 5 mile hike the next day up the mountain with no shoes they tried to find shoes for me but they never did so I still won on the hike or 5 miles up the canyon with no shoes I was really a tenderfoot but I remember learning how the canoe with Douglas Stephen that's why I still canoe today I love canoeing I think my brother did to his he tried to make a full boat one year and he picked up some plans to build this thing and any purchased the lumber to do it he was in such a hurry to do this project you know we made a lot of mistakes it link like a sieve summary tried to fix it and fix it and fix it but it never did fault like it should have been always leaked. I remember one year our uncle Robert asked us if we would like to go down the Green River and we did the first night that we camped along the river we were parked by a small screen coming out of the canyon the next morning we would hike up to the respond and Douglas would have this fishing pole in hand and we proceeded to try to finish this pond and little string well fishing was a success but we really didn't have any fun fishing because before we could ever get the line in the water the Fisher jumped out and catch it that morning there was about 14 Boy Scouts and me and Douglas and Robert it took us longer to walk up to the beaver's Pond then took us to fish for 16 guys 17 guys actually and we had parked or can't underneath this blueberry tree that was just coming into season so we had fish and blueberry pancakes that morning we also had camp nearby to a group of people from this University of Utah that were running it on kayaks and small rubber rafts boy was that experience we thought they were pretty good people but they were gone by the time we had finished eating and packing up our stuff to get on the river again but we caught back up with these people about halfway down the next day about new and boy was it back to nature we didn't realize they were nudist colony run in the river boy were there parts going to be sundered and boarded this Boy Scouts that day get a good view of what nature was really all about boy did we have sent to tell our parents when we go if you don't believe us just ask uncle Robert he will tell you it was no lie. I remember doing model rocketry when we were younger we would send grasshoppers up in a two-stage rockets Douglas got for to get it building rockets and lot number oh we were always mean to grasshoppers I member when we were in the entire house in the backyard we would always plug in a light socket and we go out and fried grasshoppers with electricity later on in years when we got into high school I remember Doug was had plant biology with Calvert that is why the hill in the backyard is there in the pond is there me and Douglas started it and jump all really has done a good job of finishing it.  When Douglas and I used to get in fights he used to win but I got bigger than he did than I used to start with it I member of the fight at my grandmother's house and I had the better of him I thought he got to know Douglas a lot better when you tried to fight him he was a tough kid I thought I had the better of them but I was wrong he proceeded to bite me in the privates and it hurt like hell another time we were fighting at the house and hide lifted him off the ground and proceeded to push them through the wall it was an accident to damage the wall but there was it must sustain there for 10 years I love my brother Douglas I remember going here when you're with him up Butterfield canyon to hunt deer and hunt and hunt but what I mean by having we used to go up and sit the place and just watch the other side of the mountain for dear and what used chamber around that time and I remember Douglas and let's go to another spot so we need unloader guns so he proceeded to eject his gun and I proceeded to fire the round off and he turns around and looks at me and he says not that way he was white as a ghost and scared the living hell out of me I thought I'd killed.

The Christmas Box

There was a short phase where at Christmas our family drew names.  During that time I got my Dad.  This was such a fun year!  Ryan and I shopped till we dropped!  Literally!  There was a $25 spending limit per person.  We decided to collect all electronics stores "Free" stuff.  I kept track of all the mail in rebates and upc symbols and receipts.  When we spent $25 in taxes.  We filled an old washing machine box. FILLED it!  There were the normal freebies, like blank cds, reams of paper, a computer keyboard and mouse...and also some fun stuff including a mini rc car!  Dad LOVED it!  I wrapped everything in the box and then wrapped the whole giant box too!  It was so much fun and he is the only guy I know that would actually use all the stuff I acquired for him.  What a great year...and it's true what they say..."It is better to give than to receive!" -Michelle