Little Beauty

Julia is our youngest grand child. At one, she is a physical wonder to me. She doesn't let anything hold her back. Of course, she has two busy older brothers as examples for her.  She emulates them, but is still a very feminine beauty.   Of course gramma thinks she is very special.

I'm thinking that I'm at a loss for words. Doesn't happen often enough. But then I glanced up from the computer and right before my eyes is what I want to say.   Written on my wall in beautiful script is this message:  'The greatest gift I ever received came from God...my family." Couldn't have said it better.

God bless everyone of you.

Special Boy

Oh, those eyes! How gorgeous those eyes are, Oliver.  Of course your gramma and grampa think you are very special. Longing to see you, your brother and sister again. Yes, we get to do FaceTime once in a while, but we would love to see you every day. However, life just doesn't give us that choice at this time. 

It is a sad thing to live far away from close family.  I remember the old days when most families lived in the same towns, many times on the same farms and sometimes even in extensions on the old house. There wasn't much moving around...of course when the country was young, they sometimes moved many miles away to settle new areas. I think they would have migrated with much of their families, but I really don't know.

The second world war, I know, caused quite a bit of moving from families, when younger members moved to areas where there were factories for making materials needed for war, for example. This area of the country brought many in from surrounding states to work in the rubber factories.

Back then, not only was there no FaceTime, but most people had a telephone on a party line; so that one would have to wait his/her turn to make a call. Anything made over a distance was charged for each minute of use...at least that is the way I think it worked. That was even expensive when I went away to college.  It has only been a short time since we became able to make long distance calls on our cell phones without any additional cost. Wow, I am rambling! And I'm not sure I'm being factual either...just going by my failing memory.

Back on the track I started...so many families now are spread all over the states, like ours. Just us and our kids  and grandkids are spread over 8 states. It is sad. Even with modern methods of communica-tion, it is hard to keep up with each other's lives. It is difficult to feel close, at least it is for me. I miss my family.

Leah's Resume

Our grand daughter, Leah is a very bright girl. We were blessed to have her near-by, until she was about 8, when her family decided to move to Florida to escape the overcast days of NE Ohio winters. It was a good move. They found a very nice gated community that was a wonderful place to live. She had some trouble finding a school though, since she had already read all the books in her local schools library. They did find her a great school in Pensacola. It was an IB school and served her well, but her mom had to drive her to and from school each day.

As the years went by, she discovered acting there. It was a long trip, but we were able to go to one of the plays. She was fantastic. Oh, I know, I'm the grandmother. But I promise, that was not a prejudiced review. She did excel at performance.

When it was time to go to college, she chose Flagler, a lovely old school in St Augustine, on the Eastern coast. She majored in theater and, if you can read her resume above, you will see she did well there and went directly, upon receiving her degree to New York City to further her education in acting.

She has played roles in several, would you call them, B movies? She has a good time, but she doesn't put a lot of time into it, as she manages a store in North Carolina.

The second layout above is about a movie that was shot in Wisconsin in June, in which she played the role of Taylor.

We are glad she is able to enjoy shooting movies while doing her best  at her main job. She is a hard worker.  We are very proud of her. Keep it up, Leah.

Is It a Painting?

When I got these photos from FaceBook, they were very small. Because I had so many great pictures of the kids at that time (these were taken just a day or so after the professional pictures) I hadn't taken the time to enlarge them. When I did, I was amazed at the fact that the picture with Julia, in the foreground running after the boys at the marsh, looks just like a painting. Although there isn't much to see of the kids... no faces...it has become one of my most prized pictures. Since these are my favorite hikers. I would love a large canvas with it over my fireplace.

It has been a very cloudy day here today. Just north of us were some pretty bad thunder storms and several areas were without power for some time. A couple of my friends were in places of business when the electricity went out and it was pretty difficult when they couldn't pay with credit cards.  I can see that being exceedingly hard if one had eaten a meal and then not had the money to cover it, which  could have been me; since I never seem to have any cash.

Because of the bad weather, I seem to have done more sitting today...and napping, than I generally do

so I'm hoping I will be able to make up for that tomorrow.

It's the Outdoorsy Look

Can't imagine a place he would feel more at home. Caleb is an outdoorsy kind of guy.  He's 7 already.
He loves soccer and basketball and is a great sportsman. It is a shame he doesn't live near us, so we could attend all his games. So far, we have only seen him play one soccer game. That was great fun.
But I have to admit, I like basketball even better and would be thrilled to see him actually play. All I've seen are photos that caught the action. They were really cool.  I posted some of them here June 27th.  He is very special in my eyes. He is very kind,  a big help, and the oldest of three.

We love you very much, Caleb. Keep that big smile. It warms my heart.

Speaking of smiles, they are contagious. I know if you live in New York city, you probably think I'm a whacked out hick or something. Just try it some time. Smile at someone. Of course there again, if you live in NYC, you might get a dirty look or something worse. But in the real world, a smile will be welcomed. Around here, people generally smile back.

Caleb, that smile alone will get you a long way; but also study hard and you will do very well.

Good News

On the way here to Portage Lakes in Ohio for a visit with us and in time to see the Independence Day fireworks, the Greenes stopped at a McDonalds in Medina, Ohio.   I have not see it before, but it sounds pretty impressive for a Micky D's. I'm even thinking about finding an excuse to drive down that way so that I can just stop by and see  this out of the ordinary quick food place. 

I'm glad they thought to take pictures there.

All I have in mind right now is the Tucker Carlson show. We had to watch it a little late tonight because a friend just dropped in to pick up his computer which Ron had fixed today. Not that I minded waiting...oh I just have to be real...I did mind. Tucker is so good. He is often the high point of my day. Today was no exception.

This is good news from today as well...

http://www.westernjournalism.com/trump-team-attends-weekly-white-house-bible-study/

It is good news to know about that Bible Study, which has about the same number of people as the one we have.

Wolverine Farm and Letterpress

Colorado is full of opportunities for families. Here at Wolverine Farm and Letterpress, Julia and her mom, Beth, hang out in this interesting room with a metal wall. There are letter and word magnets for play. Julia kept busy with that, while her brother, Oliver, was upstairs in a classroom.

For those who covered me with prayers yesterday, I am feeling MUCH better today...no freezing spells, no pain, except for minor little twinges. Thank you all. God bless you.

Due to my feeling well and having a full calendar, I've been very busy all day.

Even though I am not a TV aficionado, I do have one show, in case you don't know, that I watch 'religiously'. That is Tucker Carlson. I get very amused by his ability to get the best of liberals who are obviously  are sorely uniformed, yet think they are brilliant. It is very sad in some ways to view the ignorance of those who were schooled by socialistic indoctrinated teachers and professors. They cannot think on their own. All they can do is spout fake statistics and talking points. They are like robots. That part is truly sad, but I am quite entertained by Tucker, who not only knows what he is talking about and is quick and able to think on his feet..while keeping his sense of humor and charm.

May God protect our nation from those in our country and the whole world who are out to destroy us.