There are a lot of third generation, and maybe fourth generation, folks with a North Dakota connection who are getting "mailbox money" that is a gift from their homesteading grandparents and/or great-grandparents. Good for them. Those that get that mailbox money are reminded of their heritage every month, and, I hope, never forget to count their blessings.
Again, play it loud. With Bose headphones.
You can be assured, I count my blessing even though grumbling as a teenager for having to pick all those rocks. The Song was magnificent. better than Beyonce...
ReplyDelete"Picking rocks." LOL. I did that, north of Williston, ND, for about two weeks one summer during high school years. Perhaps the hardest manual labor I ever did.
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