Tuesday, June 15, 2010

A week gone by…

A quick trip home took place last week.

While there a chance to see Mama and Mary  

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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!

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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!  

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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… 

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

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 Mary, at least, stood still…

Then Baby was ready to go back inside.

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It’s summer time

down south.

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A Fairy’s Wing 

carri fari wings c wish fairie

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.

cathy jeans wings ready.psd

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

Thursday, June 3, 2010

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

the eng that cld 001 and

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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. 

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Every night

in the end Claude

always got a cuddle!

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 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”

shrek

with a BIG bucket of

pop-corn!

Later that afternoon it

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

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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

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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”

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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!”

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Then,

it was time to strap on the old traveling gear…

hat- check

backpack- check

Sippy cup- check

soft blue whale- check

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Then a Big Hug and Kiss

Good Bye!

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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!

tomorrow nite

Love & Kisses,

Papa & Gamma