Xmas Card

 

We thought this was such a beautiful picture of our three year old twin grandchildren. Getting Xmas cards mailed can be a chore but we certainly love receiving them!

The Twins Come for a Visit

 

 

Yesterday Timmy and Bridget came to visit us. I think they had a good time. We did! I baked gingerbread cookies with them and Grampy entertained them with his trains. Oh yes, their Daddy came too!

Mom's 100th Birthday Party

 

 

 

 

 

I had decided several years ago that I wanted to celebrate my mother's 100th birthday even though she had died at the age of 93 on January 4, 2002. I was babysitting my grandson Anthony the day I decided this. He was about 5 and he thought it was a great idea. He wanted to come and he then began naming some of his aunts and uncles and asking if we could celebrate when they die too! Well, we did include Anthony. He sang Happy Birthday on the phone along with us.

Present at our party were friends, Alice, Jim, Dorothy, Michael and Roe. We sang our traditional family song, Fill My House, before eating. During dinner we all talked about our mothers and it really was very interesting and enjoyable.

I scanned the first page of mom's babybook. It says:

Ruth Marion Howard was born at 403 Bear St. Syracuse, NY, Dec.5, 1908. at 8 o'clock A.M. Mrs. Merrett Learborn was her nurse. Dr. Peck was her doctor. On the eleventh day her mother gave her her bath.

She weighed 7 seven pounds and had long black hair.

Ruth was not forgotten her first Xmas. From Miss Marion Sewell of Jamestown, NY she received a solid silver spoon. From her Aunt Josephine, a pair of bootees, from her parents a baby carriage and a cake.

Well, Mom, sorry you didn't eat cake with us. It doesn't look as though you got to eat any of your first cake either.

Happy Birthday, Mom. You were loved by many!

Our Thanksgiving Trip

 

 

 

On our way home we stopped to visit Leo and Kristen. When we arrived everything was coated with ice and it was still raining. Leo and Kristen are doing fine. We enjoyed a very nice chicken dinner with them. We didn't stay long because of the weather but we did get to see five deer in their backyard. When I stepped out to take this picture they all looked at me and then scattered some because of the flash. We also saw their new garage. We expect the next time we see them we'll see their new baby! This visit made the end of a very nice Thanksgiving.

Black Friday

 

Friday after Thanksgiving, we met my friend Norma and her daughter Karen and two grandsons at the Rochester Science Museum. I enjoyed it immensely and so did the kids!

Andrew's New House

 

We all had to walk across the road and see Andrew's new house. Suprisingly, this is the house that Andrew came home to as an infant. Sue and George were renting it at the time. Andy has been helping Andrew with repairs and the house certainly met everyone's approval. I was happy to see that Andrew has my parents, his grandparents, old bedroom set. He refinished the top of the dresser and it looks wonderful. We're very happy for you Andrew.