This one is of Bill and Jill outside the wedding chapel. Cute! They are climbing the list of my favorite people after all this - their wedding and reception were awesome, and they were amazingly helpful with my parents!!
Dad and Mom at the reception in Vegas... the last pre-forehead scar pic of Mom... a really good picture - (the quality here is not great, as I took a pic of the pic with my cell phone.)
Next up, Mom's knee =( ...it actually looks worse now, but is getting better.
We showed Triston and Carter, and after looking at it for a second, Triston said (quietly and sweetly), "Maaan, cover that up! I don't wanna see that." lol Precious.
Carter asked Rach if she was going to get a Bandaid for Mom's leg. Then he thought about it for a minute and said, "Get a whole box!" Hahaha, kids are funny. =)
Rach came in today, wearing her sparkly Ugg boots with her PJs... and Dad (talking to the dogs, kinda quietly) said, "It's Rachael, in her spaceship boots!" Sooo hilarious!!! I can see his point.
Carter after eating an ice cream sandwich! lol YUM.
Fun Fall flowers for Mom from the Myricks and the Lemieux's!
Bill and Jill brought this along with the flowers. :)
(I love it!! My Mom uses more Carmex than anyone I know!)
Rach helping Triston and Carter write their names... it makes me laugh that their shirts all match... cute!
Italian dinner night at Jeff's for them to tell us about their Europe trip. Here, the "Three Men in Paris" are enjoying their lemonade, made with "fresh squeezed lemons from the orchard!" lol Looking forward to the "Pillow Talk" videos soon. Seeing Chet wearing a sleep mask was enough to pique my interest!
Okay, so Grandad and Babah got a dog last week... this was totally random and surprising to me!!
When I asked about what made them decide that, Grandad started with, "Well, I read somewhere that you live longer if you have a dog..."
The Babah (with her cynical sense of humor) interrupted with, "Good Lord, how long do you want to live!?"
He answered quickly (and so perfectly): "Till I die!"
Ohhh, I love that. ❤ I've thought about it a lot since then.
Because so many people don't really live and don't have much desire to prolong their lives. He's not one of them. I love that Grandad wasn't content to sit around and be bored in retirement! I love that they've been such a part of our lives all this time. I love that they are both active and doing things that make them happy. I love that, at age 82, he still reads more books in a month than I do all year. I love that through all the ups and downs of life, he has not lost heart or lost his spirit (you can tell when people do). The energy, the hope, the joy, the love of life -- I love it! And I'm sure I'll love the new dog too! =)
...so that is my new answer if anyone ever asks how long I want to live: "Till I die!" =)
In other news, Nanowrimo is so over for me! I'm home the next two days taking care of Mom and helping decorate Rach and Josh's house... then I'm working Wednesday only... then Thanksgiving, etc. I will still work on my book eventually, but this particular November is no longer an option, and I'm very okay with that!
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