Dear Gus,
Growing up, I always felt special because--unlike other kids--I got the chance to know all of my grandparents and four of my great-grandparents. But one thing I never got to do was meet a great-great-grandparent, so you kind of outdid me today. This is you with your dad, your dad’s mom, your dad’s mom’s mom, and your dad’s mom’s mom’s mom. Five generations of people that directly contributed to the creation of you.
I underestimated how much I would like this picture until this moment as I study it and write these words, three days after we actually took the photo. I hope you will one day cherish this photo, and the people in it, as I do, because not every person born into this world gets as lucky as we did to have a Mimi, a Nana, and a Nene, like we have. Jackpot, Gussy Ruff.
Dad
Hickory Plains, Arkansas. 9.10.2017 - 1.41pm.













