The dogs were a big hit with the girls. They all clamored to pet the dogs as if they all neither owned a dog nor have ever petted one! The dogs, however, were glad of this and were happy to receive the attention!
Last month, a very good friend of mine...and also my first cousin, Heather and her family moved to South Carolina! Lucky ducks to be leaving this god-awful place, I say!!! The day before they left, we headed over to their empty house to hang out a little and say good-bye. Heather's oldest and only boy, Nick plays with one of his cousins. I recall when Heather brought him home from the hospital...his teeny little diapered bum was so small that it fit entirely in the palm of my hand! But his feet were very large for such a small baby! As a toddler, he was SOOO mischeivous!! I lived with Heather and her kids for a short time and have so many memories of him at that age! He was definitely a stinker!! Now, he is 17 and a super-smart kid taking AP college courses in 11th grade. He's mild mannered and very polite!
Dean, a veritable kid-magnet, holds a drowsy Grace, Heather's 3rd child. I remember being invited to watch while she was being born!! It was the first time I had ever watched a baby being born and it was, as anyone can imagine, amazing! Drew will miss her much as she was in Drew's multi-age classroom.
Liz (or as I like to call her, Lizzie, which she hates!) a now 16 year old beautiful girl! She has always been a beauty young and old! My favorite memory of her is when she was just around a year old or so. I came home from work and walked in the house to find that Nick had climbed a chair onto the countertop to reach a can of powdered hot chocloate mix. He then climbed back down and had dumped the entire contents on top of Lizzie's head as she toddled around in her walker! (Their father was asleep on the couch and that's all I have to say about that!!) She had licked some of it on her face and by the time I arrived home, she had dark brown streaks all over her face and a perfectly cone shaped mountain of hot chocolate mix on top of her little blonde head!
Little Hannah, her youngest...and most precocious! This little cutie-patootie has a vocabulary like you wouldn't believe!! She's a non-stop talker and my dad LOVES having conversations with her! Just the cutest little thing!! We'll miss them all so much...BUT, now we have one more reason to go visiting down south!! And believe me, come hell or high water, we'll be going!
Due to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, there has been overwhelming response to donate all over the country! Our town was no exception! Our local Catholic Charities started a penny drive and left collection bottles all over town. We stopped at our local newspaper office to donate a huge bank bag full! Thanks to Meema and Uncle's contributions, it had to be 30 pounds at least!
It was a great opportunity to teach the girls about the world around them, disaster relief, and community responsibility! They were exceedingly happy to donate and we are all exceedingly proud of them as well!
If there's one thing you CAN do in these horrendously low temps, it's ice fishing! Papa drags the girls behind the 4-wheeler out to his ice shack!
Even low temps can't put a cramp in a pleasant fishing trip when the heater keeps you toasty!
Drew checks on a tip-up.
And when the fish aren't biting, conversation with Papa keeps them from getting bored!
Luci doesn't last so long when the fish aren't biting, but she manages to find her own fun anyway!
Today's quote:
It is hard to remain angry at someone when you can only feel sorry for them. After all, not everyone can function well in society and always know what's right and wrong. Ignorance comes in many forms. Just be sure to steer clear of them lest you fall victim to their ignorance. And if you do fall victim, learn from your mistake to never allow it again!
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