family time....

 

Casey (my little brother), Tom, Bob, then Cheryl and I...just Joey didn't come, and of course Billy has passed away.  We had such a nice time together, glad we made this happen last evening.  Casey has brought KFC for us for the last three years, there was a pizza, some wings, wraps, shrimp, Christmas cookies, donuts...oh it's hard to behave myself sometimes!  It was a cold and crackly night, icy and chilly, but so cozy at Bob and Mary's house.  

Our childhood seems like ancient history now.  I reminded them that in 1975, WWII was only thirty years ago.  Thirty years ago from now was 1994.  Isn't that insane?  Our little silver tinsel Christmas tree and the extra tinsel we put on it, with the big fat colored bulb lights, our Light Brights and Etch-a-Sketches, and when I was in fifth grade, I got a mood ring and a transistor radio!  (I remember looking longingly at the Radio Shack ads, those radios came in an array of tantalizing colors, like grape, tangerine...I could never decide which one I wanted, then when I opened the box, Santa had gotten me the white one...but I didn't express any disappointment, because we didn't do that! )  The boys had Lincoln Logs and Erector sets, and army men and cap guns.  I think Christmas Eve was the only time we really had soda, we had the glass bottles of Coke.  

This fine morning, I am the only one home.  I drove Miss Camille to her music practice, Paul is out hunting, Jon is out and about, so I'm here with two snoring dogs and two lazy cats.  Well, one dog is NOT snoring, she's keeping frequent watch out the window to make sure she doesn't miss any barks when Paul pulls in.  She is very aware of when he's not here.  She will also make sure to alert me to the mail man, and any package deliveries.  

Have a really nice day!