Last Saturday we made a day of it, traveling to Warner for the engagement party of our great-niece. (I still maintain it should be 'grand-niece', as my sister is her grandmother.) Sara & Larame will be wed on September 12. As always it was a nice visit and an opportunity to meet Larame's family.After the party we went over to Darrel & Nita's (Sara's parents), to let the younger kids ride Darrel's four-wheeler. Although it was a nice day, it was still chilly. The boys hadn't come dressed to be riding, but ride they did - until they were good & frozen.
Weddings are in the air, as our nephew, Ray, popped the question to his girl, Hannah, on Valentine's Day. They just set their date as December 12th. Oh, to be young & in love!
Old & in love is good too . . . anyway it's a lot more comfortable! Funny thing how 1969 seems like just yesterday! One can't deny the passage of time, though, when our 'babies' are 38 & 34! I keep telling them they are catching up with me . . . for I can't be THAT old . . . to have children almost 40!
Had to chuckle at Randy & Shelly the other day. With his birthday coming up quickly (tomorrow, actually), he told Shelly that he would be 'half way to 40 on my birthday'. Like all good wives, she corrected him, reminding him "No, you will be half way to 70!" Nothing like our mates to keep us grounded in reality.
Speaking of 'comfortable' and 'grounded', my Valentine's Day 'gift' this year was a yard sprayer. Russ & Roger had been talking of buying one to help in our battle against our acres of stickers. I went on line and found one in a nearby town. It was used & had definitely seen better days, but Roger still felt it was a 'bargain' at $500 (new ones like this go for $2500 or better). Of course, he shared that he would have to put another $200 in to it to get it where he wanted it. (Last time I checked we were much closer to $300. . .) But it has kept Roger & his Dad completely occupied for the past week. I haven't had this much 'alone time' since winters during our campground days! The last part came in yesterday and Roger was out & about early this morning to finish it up. Thursday is supposed to be a great day for spraying, so I may finally get to see 'my' sprayer in action.
With DeAnna & Hunter off to Texas last weekend for Pom competition, we got to see a lot of Russ & Hayden. I swear our little guy just keeps getting sweeter! He's a little parrot these days, repeating every word you say, and he has discovered books. He loves to sit on your lap and read. That, of course, gives Grandma Twylah lots of chances to steal neck sugar!
Leaving next month is not going to be easy!
But then there are 'moments' like Sunday afternoon . . . with most everyone here for our traditional Sunday lunch. I missed Hayden and Russ found him in the bathroom where he had plopped a roll of toilet paper in the toilet, along with a half dozen wash rags, and was plunging away with the toilet brush . . . soaked up to his neck! We had wet toilet paper on the walls, floor and shower curtain. He was having a blast! For some reason, Russ wasn't the least bit amused . . . but I thought it was hilarious!
I get such total satisfaction out of watching my boys 'earn their stripes' when their kids pull some of the same stunts as my boys did!
Hunter & mom returned very late Sunday night and we were tickled for Hunter as her pom squad won their division and were Grand Champions of the competition, top winners over all groups. Hunter also competed in solo dance, and got some great comments from the judges, but fell just short of ranking in the top 5 (she came in 6th). A bit of a disappointment for her, but a good experience. This year in pom will end with a banquet on March 5th, then tryouts for the next season will be held just before we head to the West Coast.
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