{"id":1166,"date":"2017-07-12T06:22:41","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T13:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/katechamberlin.com\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2017-07-12T06:22:41","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T13:22:41","slug":"hey-you-got-eyeballs-in-there-book-iv-grandmother-50-tragedy-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katechamberlin.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/12\/hey-you-got-eyeballs-in-there-book-iv-grandmother-50-tragedy-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Hey! You Got Eyeballs In There? Book IV: Grandmother #50. Tragedy Strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey! You Got Eyeballs In There?<\/p>\n<p>By Kate Chamberlin<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As Grace grows up, some of her stories are happy, some trying, some enlightening, and a few themes are sad, but, they\u2019re all the warp and woof of what goes into the tapestry of life we call Family. The daily living skills and techniques demonstrated by the fictional characters in these stories are valid, tried and true.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"_Toc460769644\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc459958561\"><\/a>Book IV:\u00a0 Grandma Grace<\/h3>\n<p>#43. Charles and David<\/p>\n<h1><a name=\"_Toc460769691\"><\/a><strong>#44. Grandma Grace\u2019s S&#8217;mores<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><a name=\"_Toc460769692\"><\/a><strong>#45. Green Trillium In May<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"_Toc460769693\"><\/a>#46.\u00a0 Search For Boy And Dog<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"_Toc460769694\"><\/a>#47<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>The Hollow Tree<\/strong><a name=\"_Toc460769695\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>#48. So many Flowers<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"_Toc460769696\"><\/a><strong>#49. Drumlin Woods Aflame<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"_Toc460769697\"><\/a>#50. Tragedy Strikes<\/p>\n<p>Tragedy struck in mid-winter when Granddad, Grandma, and Peyton were killed by a drunk driver on icy roads.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Liam\u2019s aunts and uncles gathered in the big, farm kitchen for the last time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiam, you know that we all agreed that none of us would be able to come live on the farm,\u201d Mom said putting her arm around Liam\u2019s shoulders, which he promptly shrugged off. \u201cGranddad and Grandma knew that, too, and have donated everything to the Land Preservation Society. The bog and drumlin woods will be available for everyone to share in its beauty. The care-taker will live upstairs and groups can hold retreats downstairs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we finish packing, do you and Sarah want to take a hike to see the wildflowers?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSure,\u201d he muttered, picking up his Granddad\u2019s binoculars and heading for the pond with Sarah close on his heels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not fair,\u201d he complained fighting back tears. \u201cWhy can\u2019t we stay here? I\u2019m going to be a botanist when I grow up. I can take care of the farm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMom may have grown-up here, but our folks are city people now, they only like to come for visits. Wow,\u201d she said. \u201cLook at those Marsh Marigolds. It looks like a huge pot of gold. Let\u2019s check out Trillium Heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Liam stood at the edge of the trillium patch and looked up to the trees through the binoculars and then swept them down toward the wildflowers. He couldn\u2019t believe his eyes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSarah, look at this trillium,\u201d he said in a shaky voice, kneeling next to a small plant shading a toad that didn\u2019t hop away at his approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, it\u2019s a green trillium in a circle of a lot of other Green Trillium,\u201d Sarah said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot just a green trillium,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a double green trillium don\u2019t you remember what Grandma said about doubles?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sarah\u2019s eyes filled up and brimmed over, as he said, \u201cGrandma said, when two people are true soul-mates , they\u2019ll come back to the place they both love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2026Thus, the circle of life continues\u2026<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: adapted from \u201cGreen Trillium\u201d by Kate Chamberlin, Illustrated by Mia Surakka, published 2010, available from Trafford Publishers.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey! 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