Memory Lane with Rainee

Here is Rainee when she was 2 with Uncle Michael

Rainee and Uncle Michael carved some Pumpkins for Halloween in 2003

Also in 2003, Grandpa and Rainee began a tradition which continues today of baking Peanut Butter Cookies together. When this was taken, Grandpa did most of the work and Rainee did the "Crisscross". When we did this a couple of weeks ago, Rainee did ALL of the cookies except for putting them in and taking them out of the oven!

Our 8th Anniversary of Being Grandparents!

This is our Princess, Rainee Million. She is 8 today, Feb 19th, 2009.

Here is our Princess in the snow. Rainee has been a wonderful light to Linda and I. On Feb. 19th, 2001, I held this precious Princess for the first time and can't begin to say how that changed my life forever.

Here she is with her Uncle Andrew.

A Day at the Park with some of the Grandkids

Sunday, we had a blast at Lafortune with Landon, Kayla, Kadence, Rainee, Chloe, and Alec. Alec is having fun being spun around here by his Uncle Landon.

Chloe is getting a hug from her cousin, Kadence as Landon looks on.

Kadence running in the park!

The Morris', Kayla holding Kadence, and daddy, Landon. News of note, Kayla is EXPECTING our 13th grandchild!

Groundhog's Day

Monday was Groundhog's Day, which has a special significance in our family. Groundhog's Day is our Mother's birthday, Feb. 2nd, 1938. Mother passed away on Dec. 11th, 2007.

It was a strange day. I watched the Groundhog Monday morning and thought of our running joke over the years. When I was little, Grandma or Grandpa would make acomment asking Mother if she had seen her shadow. When I was old enough, and when Iwas calling home on her birthday, our opening comment was, not Happy Birthday, but“Did you see your shadow today?”

This and last year was missing that little, silly joke as simple as it was. I thought a bit on Monday and wondered, “Who do I call or tell this story to today?”

Thanks for remembering, Ron and Christina, I do appreciate the opportunity to tell this little story, which has been told over and over again the last 50 or more years (47 of which I lived through).

In a few more days, we come upon Feb 14th, Valentines Day, that was Grandpa’s birthday and where is the “Valentine” in our family now?