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Merry Christmas!

larry — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 04:07:53 +0000

Thanks, Lyn and Bob, for another very special Christmas gathering. We really enjoyed seeing everyone and eating and drinking too much. Just wish I’d gone home with the yodeling pickle. ;D

Visit with Mike, Jenn, Caleb and Owen

Pa — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:02:35 +0000

We had a great, albeit brief, visit. Mike’s roast cow for dinner, “Despicable Me” with the grandsons, Kewpee burgers, Frontier (Lincoln-like) Logs, and Simon Says. We even learned about Harry S Truman, thanks to Caleb’s thorough research and excellent report writing. Thanks for having us, Mike and Jenn. You have so much to be thankful for and proud of in those boys.

In case Ma forgets her 2nd Kewpee:

From 2011

The Master Builders:

From 2011

Caleb and Owen “Rock Out”

Pa — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:14:48 +0000

Improvisation on the cigar-box banjo, a coffee-can drum and a Fisher-Price xylophone. Enjoy.

Caleb and Owen “Rock Out” from Pa on Vimeo.

Another Wonderful Week

Pa — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:14:46 +0000

Hot and humid with plenty of rain, but I really enjoyed our time in The Hocking Hills. Having the family together in one place is the BEST. The grandsons’ enthusiasm and energy was contagious (well, maybe the enthusiasm to a greater degree than the energy). Hiking, cooking and eating, playing games, laughing and just hanging out together made for a great week. Mike and Jeff (and sometimes I) entertained and annoyed audiences with “canjo” music(?) — that’s music on a banjo made from a stick, a tin can, and a guitar string, which Mike and Jeff discovered at a local antique store. The grandsons built elaborate scenes and structures with dominoes and Jenga blocks. We team-cooked pizzas and Sebastian discovered Moon Pies. Owen ruled the kiddie swimming pool. Caleb lost his second tooth — deja vu all over again. We saw deer, wild turkey, and more butterflies than we’ve seen in decades. Anna-Marie and Mike caught fish (Anna-Marie’s first). Pa stunk up Lake Logan trying to clear a dead fish from the shore near our picnic table — which only stirred up more eau d’ dead fish. Sorry. Anyway, here are some snapshots from the week.

Missing our House Guests

Pa — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:11:38 +0000

We had a great week. Let’s do it again soon.