Monthly Archives: August 2009

     We finished out our week with some fun activities, despite the chilly, rainy weather.   The last two days, we went to Noel’s.  This gave Aurelia and her cousins a chance to play, and we adults to play also…with Noel’s … Continue reading →

     On Monday, we had a ‘grands only’ outing.   By that I mean, if your name doesn’t have ‘grand’ in it, i.e., grandmother, grandson, grand daughter, you could’t come.   It was wonderful.  We started right off getting an ice cream … Continue reading →

     Diana and Aurelia left for Columbus quite literally at the crack of dawn yesterday.  I spent the day cleaning like a maniac until the house looked as if no child had been in residence.   I finished in plenty of … Continue reading →

     You may already have seen our county fair photos;  if so, you know we did make it there on Tuesday.  It was great fun.  Afterwards we were soooo warm.  How nice that Aunt Noel invited us to come swim.   … Continue reading →

     The trip to Midway was ok yesterday;  there was a huge accident on I-94, so it took me an hour to get out of Michigan (usually it’s about 25 minutes).   The rest of the trip, other than some minor … Continue reading →

Well, practically, anyway.  Tomorrow is the day Aurelia and Diana arrive!!   I’ll drive to Chicago’s Midway Airport to pick them up at 2:00 p.m., my time.  They will have been traveling for many  hours by then, so I’m sure a … Continue reading →

    Mother Nature put on a show for us last night.   Always fun to watch,  not so good to be out in.  Thus, Joyce and I cancelled our plan to attend an outdoor concert.  The BBQ/birthday party at Noel’s continued … Continue reading →

I’ve got the summertime lazies, I think; certainly so regarding keeping up this blog.  It’s been delightful weather, however, so it’s hard to stay indoors.  The garden is looking marginally better;  some more shrubs have been trimmed;  and I’ve gotten … Continue reading →

     I’m writing this with one hand, and typing in IM with the other.  Bertie, Danny, and I meet up in IM most mornings.  We started doing this when mother was in her final illness; helped us coordinate visits and … Continue reading →