I get to take a long hot bath while everyone else goes to visit Rod's mom. (My house has not been empty for over 2 weeks.) Yes 'Bekah, naps and such are often rare for grandmas too!
My Apollo 11 50th Anniversary event at the Museum was a success, drawing a large but manageable crowd. People actually stood around watching the "Seventeen Seconds of Fuel Remained" looping DVD I'd so laboriously prepared. People actually looked at my models. We actually had to add ink to the press we had visitors printing my mock-newspaper front page on (indeed, it got enough traffic that one whole column of type got slightly cocked, so that at the end of the day, for some presentation copies, I had to pull all the slugs out and adjust them, so that they'd print legibly). I was exhausted, but exhilarated.
Being of the generation who spent hours staring at our TV just waiting for that moment; I would have loved to have been a part of this. Congratulations on a job well done.
Have a great trip!!! We will be leaving for Michigan soon ourselves. Today I am happy because my daughter and her children made it safely home last night. (I am also sad and lonely.)
I had daughter, son, daughter, son, son. I think I would have loved to have had two little girls close together.
Today I am happy because one of Kricket's puppy parents sent me a pic! This is little Miss Daisy...okay...she's not that little anymore...LOL!
Today I am happy because I got to sit down and meet with a friend from church who has invited me to lead a small group for our women’s bible study. Excited for all that lies ahead!
Today I am happy because...We are finally getting a new bed. We've had our current one for about 20 years! Anyone else get sentimental about old stuff? All three of our kids (our youngest is 16) have slept with us in this bed at one time or another. I'm remembering the stormy nights when our bed was filled with kids and dogs, the nights of us watching Disney movies in bed, the kids using it as a trampoline, or the nights my youngest and I would create our own "Cave of Wonders" climbing under the blankets with a flashlight to read a story. I remember the night my wife almost died but God realized I just couldn't make it without her. I remember all the times we cried and prayed in that bed. And of course, I remember all the tender nights with my wife beside me or, at the very least, knowing that lump on the other side of the bed was the love of my life....Yes, it's a good day! And lots of good memories!
Today I am happy because I really don't have to do anything. (Well, yeah, there is unpacking; but it can be done a little at a time.)
Today I am happy because we finally got our trip to Scotland booked!! We will be there the week before Christmas, so I have my fingers crossed for a little bit of snow while we are there.
