surprise 40th party

Someone got into Janis' home and 'borrowed' this photo of her at 17 months old and put it in their local newspaper!! Her friend took her out for lunch on Sunday...40+ friends were waiting at her home when she 'came home to pick up the kids to take them to a movie'...oh sure!! It was an excellent party....she's still trying to figure out who put the ad in the paper...and it was NOT me.

In flight...

I babysat my first grandchild from age 6mo. - 16 months old... (you KNOW we bonded!)...and was going thru old photos and found this one of her taking off down the hallway of the condo complex...she will be 9 years old this year.... she once said "WHY do you love me so much?"

China's art work

http://www.chinagoodhue.com/

I met China (her first name) while helping Marilyn with a beginner's knitting class..China was my student. What a woman she is! Some of her murals are hanging at KnottyByNature ..I think.

Buddy Holly 50th Anniversary supper-show

What a fun fun evening we had tonight at the Blethering Place..supper/show for the BuddyHolly 50th Anniversary Tribute... the songs took me back to places in my past that I had forgotten about..good memories for sure. It's still on Saturday and Sunday for anyone living in Victoria reading this!!
Tomorrow Karyn goes to New York City to see the new Broadway plays...that is a yearly holiday for her.
Christopher, my 6yr old grandson, left a message on the ans.machine "Can I come for a sleepover soon?".....when does Grammer have time!?

out of the mouths of babes.....

Why parents should always check their children's homework before they hand it in.

A first grade girl handed in the drawing above for a homework assignment.

After it was graded and the child brought it home, she returned to school the next day with the following note:

Dear Ms. Davis,

I want to be very clear on my child's illustration. This picture is NOT of me on a dance pole on a stage in a strip joint.I work at Home Depot and had commented to my daughter how much money we made in the recent snowstorm. This photo is of me selling a shovel.

Mrs. Harrington

Way to go, Dad...now you are President of the USA

I took these two shots off the TV...this picture

says it ALL!!

telegram from Martin Luther King Jr. 1960

Last night at our Storyteller's Guild meeting, an older gentleman stood up to tell his story...
it took us back to his days in SanFransico College. He KNEW that prejudice was rampant in the South and somehow he wanted to get involved in 'making things better for the coloured people of the South"...so he organized a rally in SanFransico etc etc...to make a long story very short..this is THE telegram that he received from Mr.King himself to acknowledge and thank him for his work etc.
Imagine all of us being able to see this telegram on THE anniversary of MartinLutherKing Day...
sent shivers over my body.