And thanks for the pictures, Jenn! We sure love seeing the babies, and all of the grandchildren, growing up. Speaking of which - Happy 7th birthday to Eliza!! We hear she had a wonderful bunny birthday party. We had hoped to make it there to help out, but were disappointed to not be able to go. Gratefully, Ian came to the rescue and all went well.
We had a good time with the old timers at our Empty Nester's FHE/dinner (at Angie's this time). We went home laughing about the old folks and how funny they are, but the joke was on us when we all went to the eye doctor a couple of days later.... Emma's eyes are fine. Dad needs glasses to help with his farsightedness and astigmatism. His eyes are to the point that he wouldn't necessarily need them constantly, but he would see much better if he wore them all the time. For me, on the other hand, "You need to wear them all day, every day in order to see. You wouldn't pass your driving eye exam at this point." Urrrrgggh! I knew my eyes had changed because I take my glasses off to read most of the time now, but I can't see the road signs when I'm driving until I am right next to them. Anyway, in order to see the road signs and drive safely, and hopefully reduce the number and frequency of headaches, it looks like I will be sporting new spectacles. It will definitely take some getting used to. Dad will be getting glasses, as well.
To celebrate (??) we went to see A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. We could both see the big screen just fine :) It was an excellent show and gave us much pause to reflect and to consider our blessings. Nice entertainment.
We tried all week to get a Chinese New Year gift to our neighbors. They are from Beijing and we wanted to thank them for being such great neighbors - they shovel our driveway every time it snows! But they were never home, or wouldn't answer the door when we went over. So, the gift was a week late, but we finally gave it to them today. The elderly gentleman who answered the door lit up like a child on Christmas morning when we told him what it was for. It was really cute!
Dad had a blast in Idaho last week and was a little jealous of Emma and Joe's family for getting to be there this weekend and finish the snow fort! Here is what it looked like last week when Dad was there. Apparently, it is now finished and a sight to behold. Hope to make it up there before the snow melts, so we can see it and watch the sledding fun!
Have a great week all! Hope to see some of you while Jenn and babies are here...
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