past the middle of november

Took some pictures, trying to get used to this old camera since the one I usually use got lost at the cabin a few weeks ago.

This camera takes perfectly fine pictures, but the computer saves them in an odd way, which I have to figure out and get used to.

Last weekend, Jay stuffed and cooked a turkey for Thanksgiving.  We'll cook another one Thanksgiving morning too, but the oven is too small to do everything in one day.

And it snowed.   Not too much, but there you go.

And these pictures I accidentally selected from the file while I was working on this, but I'm leaving them because of the cute people involved.

Love you guys, MOM, aka  Grandma

volleyball banquet

It was good to have a volleyball season this year, and fun to celebrate at the end.

So much love, Mom

 

closing the cabin

It was a beautiful weekend, spent with Dan and Alicia and the kids.   They were funny and wild and we played games and raked up a big leaf pile to play in.  The guys worked on projects, splitting wood and fixing the floor in the corner of Dan's cabin.

I bought a copy of The Borrowers, that old movie, and had been wanting to watch it with them all summer, and Saturday night we were able to.   I haven't seen it in years, and was afraid maybe it was one of those movies that doesn't age well over time.

Nope, it was still a blast.   They watched every minute of it, fastened to the story and the suspense.

Sunday we went for a long walk before they left and ate one last meal together.

And this is the only picture I have because the camera could not be found when we were leaving.  It is probably in the cabin somewhere, though not in the usual spots I set it down.   We were in a hurry to leave, and didn't look under the furniture and so forth, so hopefully it'll be found next year, and all my pictures of this fun weekend will not be lost forever.

Thanks for spending the weekend with us.

So much love, Mom and Dad

 

friday friends

 So cute.

Love you so, MOM

today is the day

The catalpa tree loses all the leaves on one day in November. They all fall straight off in about twenty four hours.

Turkey made it back again this year.  He's not as great as the ghost or the Santa, but he's good.

Happy November,

Love, Val

halloween, 2021

It was a fun night, lots of tired kids by the time we made it back.

Love you all, Grandma and Grandpa

confirmation

Today was a big day, a beautiful day.
 

Congratulations and blessings always, 

Love, Grandma and Grandpa