12-1-10

Grandson Stone was over today and we played outside some this afternoon even though it was cold and windy. When they'er playing, 3 year olds don't notice the weather much. He ran and played and chased a little foam glider I got him at Hobby lobby. Then he saw a large drift of leaves out back and ran and dove into the leaves. Ellen came out with the camera and we got some shots of Stone in the leaves





I don't remember playing in the leaves as a child, but do remember being scared by a snake in the leaves one time. It was about this time of year and I was about six or eight years old. I was going to the barn at about dusk and walked down the lane to the barn. After going 50 or 100 feet I heard a rustle in the leaves to the right of the path. Thinking it was a rattle snake, I beat a hasty retreat back to the house. I learned later that many snakes, rattler and otherwise, will shake their tails when threatened. If enough dry leaves are present and you add a spooky young boy, I guess any snake can be a "rattler"

IT DON"T GET MUCH BETTER......

I'm sitting at my laptop, looking out the window to a great autumn view of leaves and trees. A squirrel is running back and forth gathering acorns that have fallen among the leaves. It rained last night and it's still overcast making for a quiet cozy 7AM day-before-Thanksgiving. Ellen is still abed (unusual for her) and I hear the muffled sound of the little girls who live upstairs as they stir around on their Fall Break. It don't get much better than this

Yesterday Stone and Ryan (and Cole) were here most of the day and the boys played and watched videos all day. They really enjoy being together and I hope that last for a hundred years. It Don't get much better...

Last night we watched David and Cole, Nic and Krista and friends play volleyball at the church building. They won both of their games soundly and Ellen and I got to play with Ryan some more. It Don't get.....

We are having the kids over for Thanksgiving breakfast Thursday before they take off to see the in-laws. We were all together last Saturday at David and Cole's for our family Thanksgiving. Had Enchiladas, Mexican cornbread, Taco salad and cheese cake and played Trivia Pursuit. It don't get much...

God has blessed us so much this year I can't even start to enumerate. I can just say, "It don't get much better than this."

Have a wonderful holiday season

G.I. Joe & Lillie - The Oak Ridge Boys

Veterans Day 2010

11-1-10

all's quiet on the western front. at least at apt 607. Ellen, stone and ryan are down for the count after a hard morning playing out back and riding horses (stick type, 1 each) and PBJ for lunch. E just came in the room so above is amended. Stone brought a store-bought stick horse with him today. It has a brown and white plush head and if you pinch its ear it goes clippity clop and whinnies. He gave it to Ryan in exchange for a 3' long tree limb he found in the back yard. Now they are both ecstatic with their trusty steeds. E doesn't allow sticks inside (horses or guns either) so Stone traded the tree limb for a broom handle when they came inside. They're both sawing logs in the ol' bunkhouse (livingroom floor) for a while. It's almost 1:30 and moms will be be here around 3:30. We'll see if they wake before moms get here. Happy Trails Buckaroos.

fotoes fur sher

well, cole tells me the pix did't go thru so i'll send some again. we had the trunk of treats at the church building last nite. hugh crowd. i'll post pix when i get them. it's 55 degrees at noon. great weather last week. Sorry the Rangers couldn't catch up but as yogi said . . .
we have both of the boys today while mamas work. they are out with E right now terrorizing the apartment commplex. really, we have a nice grounds for them to play and explore. i'll take over so E can get a rest in a few minutes.
stone is a "stick freak", picks up sticks from the oak trees and says they are his guns. ryan goes along with whatever stone thinks up.