Father’s Day Week-end in a glance…

Here we go again!

At almost the last minute

Michael said…

“This week end I want to go home

and see Daddy.”

So on Saturday morning we

got up and got ready…

Mike had to go by and check on the job…

Thibby had an appointment

for his yearly shots…

and then we were on our way…

back to Alabama

again.

Thibbs keeps an eye on his Dad

 

Here comes Benito…

Saturday night we were

in Homewood, Alabama

enjoying a show by

“Three on a String”

I have tried to put together a little slide/movie so I could add music…

let’s see if it will work…

They put on a wonderful show

as always…

and a short clip someone posted on youtube…

It is hard to believe that all these years have gone by in the mere wink of an eye…

Now, I am not real sure if

Felice ever shows Michael his Gamma’s blog…

but, Dee-Cee these next pictures are for him!

Coming back from Cullman,

these railroad track maintenance

cars where over past the

file plant…

Papa saw them and thought

we “needed” pictures for

Michael!

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After a enjoyable visit at

the Mam-maw and

Pap-paw Ryan’s

with

Chris and Russ manning

the fires for a late lunch…

We went back to the house and

loaded up our duffle bags and our little puppies in order to head

back to SC for another

busy day on the job…

(For Michael, anyway..

as for me and the pups…

well, we took the day to get over the whirlwind trip..and to dote on Miss Bo-bo…

She thought it was called for…

she always thinks it’s called for.)

On the way back ,we decided to take the scenic route…

 

However, I think we will

leave that story for another time..

besides I do believe I hear Chloe and Thibby chewing over how they want to tell that story on their next blog posting…

 

All in all Father’s Day

weekend was a great one..

we got to run home,

see

Three on a String

and

enjoy the company of

Michael’s dad…

Pap-paw Ryan!

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This picture was taken in May…

spent all my time visiting this past Sunday

and discussing plans for a drum majorettes outfit…

so, I fell down on my picture taking..

oops..

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and last but not at all least…

Thank you , Michael,

for always being such a wonderful father to our children.

A week gone by…

A quick trip home took place last week.

While there a chance to see Mama and Mary  

Elizabeth was sitting

with a sick grandchild

but if all goes well, the next trip will include another get together

that she will be able

to attend!

For several years

2 Finches, 1 Cat and

1 Poodle have shared Mama’s home and heart…

Sitting and watching the finch work on their nest I began to think of all the yard birds that consider our tufts of Pyr hair shed in the yard as Pure Gold for their nest…

So pretty much resembling a mad woman I rushed out to the

“Puppy/ Gamma van”

and retrieved a small amount of the wonderfully soft, fluffy  Great Pyrenees undercoat,

that clung to the van floor…

Making a small wad of it , I gently tucked it among the bars at the top of their cage…

Such a clamor arose as one darted to unlodge this new found treasure!!..

look closely and you can see where they

have started to incorporate their new “stuffing” into their abode!  

Mama bade us to come watch “Baby”

run and play in the yard with their new fence…

She was so fast ,

I caught one picture

of her as she ran to the other side of the yard… 

then a few pictures of where Baby had been when I pressed the shutter button…  

 

 

 Mary, at least, stood still…

Then Baby was ready to go back inside.

 

It’s summer time

down south.

   

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A Fairy’s Wing 

And as seasons come and go,

here’s something you might like to know.

There are fairies everywhere:

under bushes, in the air,

playing games just like you play,

singing through their busy day.

So listen, touch , and look around-

in the air and on the ground.

And if you watch all nature’s things,

you might just see a fairy’s wing.

If you want your children to be brilliant,read them fairy tales. If you want them to be geniuses, read them more fairy tales.- Albert Einstein

Memorial Day Weekend

Part 2

Every single night while

Michael was with us

we got to read a couple of bedtime stories…

When he decided it was time for bed he would run over to the book case full of books for Michael

and every night he would come

to Gamma’s chair,

with two books cradled in his arms…

always

 and

Every night when asked for help the Shiny New Engine and the Big Strong Engines

would bellow

“Help the likes of you?

Indeed not!”

and

every night the Little Engine

thought she could. 

Every night

in the end Claude

always got a cuddle!

 Everyday, during Michaels visit,

day in and day out,

he would play with his trains.

All Aboard!

Chugga-chugga- choo-choo!!! 

Sunday,

began with a movie…

a “Big Movie”

“Shrek”

with a BIG bucket of

pop-corn!

Later that afternoon it

seemed the right time for a nice ride on our bikes! 

 

Click on the underscored words below and see if it will take you to a movie clip on you tube of our young cyclist!

(hopefully it will work)

Michael Hall rides his bike on a sunny Sunday afternoon at Papa and Gamma's

Michael liked it when Papa cooked!

Papa would pick up the phone,

make a call,

then a young man would park out front and ring the bell…

that’s when Papa would announce

“Supper”

Monday morning came all to quickly…

Michael got in some more time on the railroad…

As Papa say’s

“You can’t work on the railroad

all the live long day ,

if you don’t start early!”

Then,

it was time to strap on the old traveling gear…

hat- check

backpack- check

Sippy cup- check

soft blue whale- check

Then a Big Hug and Kiss

Good Bye!

 

The time spent has been fun,

but , now it’s time to venture

back home with Mommy and Baba..

Love ya !!!

and

See you tomorrow night

on the web cam!

Love & Kisses,

Papa & Gamma