inveterate travelers, we were happy to catch my parents in situ
on our way home from our camping trip!
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| grandparents & grandsons, stepping out.... |
i was pleased to get to see the
poster exhibit at the art museum. they didn't allow photography, so i had to content myself with a picture of the flyer (which
doesn't feature my favorites from the show - ah, well)....
we popped into a few other exhibits, too.
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| birders & birds. |
Joseph made the apt comparison that the stop at Nana & Grandpa's house after our sandy camping was similar to our swanky Hilton stay the last night of our loooooong western trip. he has made the request to come stay with his grandparents much more frequently. like, maybe, every weekend.
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| brunch at ihop, of course! |
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| on a related note, i brought a peach pie from SC. |
~ many games are also played when we are with my parents ~
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| champion was.....Joseph. |
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| Dad's reflections during the chess game were familiar to me. 'Oh, no!' 'Aargh, I didn't see that one coming!' Etc. |
my parents' house is a magnet for
visitors, and i was so happy to be there when my cousin Ed came through from Maryland! my cousin Anne, who lives in town, stopped by, too! we are, each, the child of a sibling. Anne is the daughter of my father's sister Sue; Ed is the son of my father's sister Beth. do you think we resemble?
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| ~ me, my cousin Ed, and my cousin Anne ~ |
i am correct in my feeling that i have spent more time
away from home this summer than
at home. but we are now staying put, getting some chores & summer assignments done (depending on which member of the family you are) before school/work starts back in about a month.
shhhhh! do not tell me when August arrives. i don't want to know (although i always am content to return to my happy job). thanks for joining me on our travels - you can now look forward to the return of the garden post :)
