It's been a while . . .

Beautiful planes

Will be leaving soon to pick up some meds at CVS and then continue on to Big Kiddo's home to get youngest puppy. She'll just stay with us until this evening as there will be no one at her home full time for a couple more days. Big Kiddo will stop for supper and pick up the pupster. We've been home since noon Sunday and as wonderful as it was to be with Middle Kiddo and her family it is always nice to be home. Looking forward to the day when she has to come to Louisiana for her job with Cox Automotive. Perhaps she'll be able to bring our Kiddo with her on the flights and he'll be able to stay with us. Now that would be peachy keen!

It was a perfect stay in Connecticut this past week. I was really excited and very happy to see my brothers and sisters and P&D's Pop's brothers and sisters. I really couldn't ask for more from a vacation. We saw everyone we needed to see so I don't feel as if I missed anyone. There are still many friends we did not have time to put in the schedule as I wanted to spend all the time I could with Middle Child and her Kiddo. That was the ultimate best part of the trip. They have a great property and will always have things to do outside if they want exercise! There's even an apple tree. Wish I knew how to trim it so that the apples would be worthwhile picking. Perhaps with time son-in-law will be able to get some help to figure it out. I'm wondering if the little dried up brook on the edge of their property will ever have some fish in it after the winter snows and spring rains? That would be such a lot fun. It would be a good job to make a nice path along the brook just to hear it gurgle. But I am way ahead of myself as it seems I'm already planning for next year's visit. I may go on my own because P&D's Pop feels much better when in our home here in the South. It very hard to be gone when you have to leave behind the life you love best - building planes, flying planes, reading about cars and spending time helping out with the grand puppy while Big Kiddo and wifey go off camping and fishing, enjoying the calm on weekends after the chaos and stress of weekly meetings and unraveling the problems that always crop up in business of any kind. It's so good to see them enjoying some solitude. Solitude can be a blessing. I'm getting used to it more and more as I grow up and try to realize how much peace there is in silence and deep restful respiration!

Will have to try to get back into taking some photos and walking at the parks but it may take a while. The heat is getting pretty dastardly; I walked after eight last night because there was no sun shining directly on me! I may never get used to the brightness and angle of the sun here so my excellent pair of super expensive glasses are helpful although if I walk in the late evening, right with the sunset I can actually stroll around without a hat or glasses. It'll still be in the high 80's but I don't walk fast, that's for sure. We have a homeowners meeting at 7:30 tonight. I think the big thing on the agenda is putting up a sign so people will know the name of our subdivision! We think that's foolish but it seems most everyone wants a sign! I think that's a North/South divide! We'll see what happens. We pretty much just listen as we are the newest newbies and we're from Yankee Land!

Quote:  As there is much beast and some devil in man, so is there some angel and some God in him.  The beast and the devil may be conquered, but in this life never destroyed.   ___Coleridge