Brother's Dad is leaving for 14 months in Iraq. Ignatius (Brother) will stay with Gramps and Grandma on the family ranch (sheep farm). Grandma is a veteran who drove for the Brass during WWII and then served in the Reserves in the Motor Pool. Gramps is an excellent chess player. Brother finds several orphan lambs and says the "St. Patrick's Prayer" for them. Gramps is a Quaker and foster the love of all creation within Brother. Brother loses one of the lambs to the cold. When the brothers come home for Christmas, they decide to add whiskey to their hot cocoa. They begin discussing what to do about the ranch since the Grands have slowed down. Brother gets upset and begins fighting them. He breaks the hot cocoa pot on one of the brothers head and has to pick the glass out and add stitches. Tragedy strikes Gramps with a heart attack and a fire. Brother decides to become a chaplain in the army.
Mark Twain Award Nominee 2011
I have reread and posted to the blog all twelve Mark Twain Award Nominee 2011-2012
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