Preface - It's strange to think that you will read this first before venturing on into the rest of this book. So I won't give away any details like what happens during the camping trip, or in the hallway when I meet....
Chapter 1 - "Grandpa it's sign-up time for Little League football." I ran into the house waving a pink sheet of paper in my hands. "Here's the sign-up sheet. Please let me join. Pleeeaaase. Pleeeeeeeaaaase. It's only $15 for registration, and tryouts are....
Chapter 2 - I never told my grandparents about the Fat Wayne incident, and I hoped that they wouldn't find out. I knew they would be disappointed in me. After a week or so, nothing much happened, so I forgot about it completely.....
Chapter 3 - When we arrived back home, I ran into the house to tell Grandma about my adventure. "Grandma! Grandma! I got a saxophone. I got a saxophone!" "That's wonderful, Junior. Will you play it for me later?" "Yes, of course I....
Chapter 4 - The next morning I overslept, and rushed upstairs to have a quick Cheerios breakfast before school started. Grandpa and Grandma were still sleeping, so I quietly packed my lunch and got ready. It was a long four-block walk to school,....
Chapter 5 - My audition landed me in the first chair of the woodwind section. That meant that I was playing along with flutes, clarinets, and oboes. I was the only saxophone. They all sat in a semi-circle facing the trumpets and trombones,....
Chapter 6 - I had my own room in the basement. There were three rooms in all downstairs. It was always cool in the summers, and during the winter, snow covered the windows, and the sun made interesting patterns on my walls. The....
Chapter 7 - I wanted to know more about this magical person who had suddenly sprung into my life. What was she doing here? Why was she eating all my toothpaste? I felt that somehow she could help me understand my own world....
Chapter 8 - The next morning Grandma had a big breakfast waiting for me. Bacon, two eggs, toast, hash browns, a glass of milk, and half a grapefruit. I wanted to tell her about my new friend, but I decided not too. She....
Chapter 9 - When I got home, I showed everyone the award I had won. I was so proud of myself. My first award in anything. Grandma even put it in a special frame to hang up with the other pictures in the....
Chapter 10 - On my tenth birthday Grandma held a party for me. She baked a delicious Devil's Food cake shaped like a racing car, and set out a plateful of egg salad sandwiches for us. It was too cold to go outside....