happy birthday Zeke

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Daddy’s grown up guy

I honestly couldn’t tell you when it was; the first time I saw you as a young man instead of my little boy, but I think I could hazard a guess.  Perhaps it was the morning of the first day of school. 6th grade, a locker full of stuff, ready to switch classes for the first time and study things that require you to comprehend and think on your own. As you carried in the backpack you borrowed from me,…

Baseball Bubby – Baseball buddy

I can’t say for sure it was the first time, but I remember vividly sitting on the couch in the basement one night, tossing you a simple plastic ball. The kind that they fill those ball pits up with. Not too heavy, not too hard, but still a ball none the less. I had tried this before, with less than desired results, but this time was different, this time, YOU CAUGHT IT! Without hesitation, you looked right at me, giggled…