Mother/Father's day gift from the kids

Pop and mom enjoying the glider the kids bought them for Mother's/Father's Day. They said they would use the porch alot more often now.

Busy Weekend

What a beautiful sight! It reminds us of our Father's love and presence everyday!!
We had sparklers at the house on the 4th for the grandkids.
The 5 year old with her cake that she requested grandma to do
We had a very busy weekend. It was my weekend to work 7-3 and then 11-7 Sat night. We left for Alia's 5th birthday party. We left early enough to be able to attend the church Keith and Sandi have chosen as their home church. Carla joined us. Then to their house for a b-day party. Doug, Tammy and the kids came too. We had a very enjoyable afternoon and then home again. Today I worked more at getting our notebook of info together for the trip. Dawson assisted me and was giving me suggestions. He even seems kinda excited for us.

testing

a test is coming up

Enjoying the grandkids!

Yesterday we attended the Grantsville Days parade. Keith & Sandi were up for that. We have enjoyed keeping the grandkids here until Sun pm. Today we took all four of the grandkids to Alberts,( the Amish neighbor) and he was ready to give us all a horse and buggy ride through River Rd and then over the old Casselman Bridge since they are allowing non motorized vehicles over the bridge at this point. We had a lot of fun. Owen was not sure at first, but after we started moving was smiling. The weather was just great for it. We discussed what all they were seeing-flowers, river, cows, chickens, litter. They enjoyed hearing the horses hoofs hitting the pavement or gravel. They all decided it was plenty noisy. :0) We made a card with a picture of them in the buggy and they all signed their name to give Albert as a thank you note. Have a great night and enjoy the Lord's Day tomorrow. I will email some pictures. :0(

Relaxing eve

What a pretty evening! After supper, Mel & I went for a walk. The smells of freshly mowed grass and to see the flowers that are blooming, was very relaxing. I worked today and felt tired tonight, but the walk almost revived me. We put together a crib tonight!! We are going to use Doug and Tammy's crib since they no longer need it. We thought Owen could sleep much better to have bigger bed other than the pack-n-play. We had a cookout for Father's day Sun eve with Doug, Tammy, Dawson and Jasmine. We talked to Sandi that eve too and wished they could be here also. We ran some races with the kids and this ole lady ain't what she used to be. Wow! I think I paid for it on Monday. I have been continuing to try to get a picture on here. Sorry-- I will get it one day. I still think it is the dial-up because I have done whatever was suggested to me. Maybe when I use the laptop with the DSL in motels etc, it will zip through. Have a great night!

Summer has arrived!

Good morning!! It is a hot and humid Monday, but hey, the sun is shining which is what alot of us wanted. The flowers look like they are smiling this morning, the birds are singing and the sky is blue. We are all loved and cared for by one that knows what each of us are in need of and provides daily. What more could we ask for? (Maybe another air conditioner in the dining room?? :0) I have fans blowing in the kitchen. We have an AC for the bedroom which helps get a good nights sleep. :) We were up at pops last night for an early Fathers Day gathering. It did not suit some next weekend. We gave them a glider rocker for the front porch. They both claim they will use the porch more since they have something decent to sit on. This is the week school leaves out in GC so we will see more of Dawson at our place which sounds good. I think the kids are all ready for this to happen. I am doing laundry today and need to complete some church paper work for the files. We were reminded again of something else to do while on our trip. Edna talked of the Passion Play in SD but wasn't sure when it is. Of course, I needed to look it up on the net and sure enough, it is playing over the time we are near there! We heard of it before, but forgot about it. Thanks Edna for reminding us!!
We will check it out further. Must run along.

Beautiful Day!

What a pretty day to mow the lawn that has dried up more thatn last week, plant a few flower beds, trim and also to get ready for a barbeque from the back porch and eat outside! It was so nice to sit on the mower and just enjoy the pretty day. Pop and mom, Darwin & Martha, Carla, Dave & Wern, Tammy, Dawson and Jasmine were here for the evening. We really enjoyed the visiting. After pops left, Mel went to the basement and discovered we forg0t to bring the watermelon we bought for the eve! He asked me if we are getting older!! :0) It gave us a real nice shower this eve. The rain sounded so nice. Tomorrow is another day to hopefully plant some more and get a few more outside jobs completed. We hope to run over to AAA in Somerset to pick up some info for the trip.