[Ever Lovin Saturday![
Neil and I spent several hours this afternoon and evening with daughter Kelly, son in law Kerry and grandson Knox, who has really grown since we saw him almost three weeks ago.
His new favorite thing to do is lift this jug of detergent and carry it from the laundry room into the kitchen and back again.
By the way he grunts and groans when he’s picking it up, you’d think it was full and weighed a hundred pounds. We told him how big and strong he is, which pleased him to no end. So he kept doing it, over and over. Major cuteness.
We enjoyed a yummy lunch at The Chop House and got to sit beside the fireplace which didn’t really need to be going since the day was so mild. Knox had fun playing with cell phones and noodles. He had my phone to his ear at one point, like he was listening to somebody. He may have made a call for all I know. I would have taken his picture when he was doing this but he was using my phone.
He LOVES to be outside, and he LOVES to play with brooms.
He had more fun than pint sized human beings should be allowed to have on a Saturday afternoon.
He’ll sweep your porch for free any day of the week.
We went for a brief stroll around the neighborhood where you might hear/see a barking dog. Or even a moo cow or two. There’s a big farm close by.
He’s learning to feed himself with a spoon.
And doing a most excellent job, landing those spaghetti O’s right where they’re supposed to be.
Son in law Kerry worked hard all day (and all week) but stopped by Toots for some take out supper of chicken and fries and big fat onion rings, which is a treat for Neil and me since we don’t have a Toots any more. Thanks, Kerry! We enjoyed the meal and enjoyed those delicious dark chocolate brownies and ice cream and the whole time we got to spend with our far away peeps. And we especially enjoyed those sweet [wet] goodbye Knox kisses. Love you guys!
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Day Sixty Five 2013
I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.
~Mae West
I think we’ve had more snow days in March than we’ve had the entire winter. [this makes me think of the first moon landing for some reason ~ one small step]
Lunch at Ocha today with daughter Holly, grandson Knox, daughter Kelly and hubby Neil.
Knox and his mom went back home today after spending the last several days with us. Miss you guys!
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
Day Three Hundred Fifty One 2012
HAPPY 34TH BIRTHDAY, HOLLY!
My daughter Holly celebrated her 34th birthday today. Here she was at the age of one, sitting on her Grandpa Ranft’s lap. They were pretty good buddies, and I know she’ll appreciate this picture because we were just remembering him today and how he always unclipped his clip on tie and hung it from the front of his shirt when he was done with it.
Happy birthday, dear daughter Holly! So hard to believe our Christmas baby is 34 years old. We wish you all the best of everything today and always. We love you more than you will ever know.
My daughter Holly celebrated her 34th birthday today. Here she was at the age of one, sitting on her Grandpa Ranft’s lap. They were pretty good buddies, and I know she’ll appreciate this picture because we were just remembering him today and how he always unclipped his clip on tie and hung it from the front of his shirt when he was done with it.
Happy birthday, dear daughter Holly! So hard to believe our Christmas baby is 34 years old. We wish you all the best of everything today and always. We love you more than you will ever know.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Day Two Hundred Forty Eight 2012
Hubby Neil had the day off today. We finally made it to a local indoor shooting range this morning and did some target practice with a .22 we recently bought and also one of son in law Jerry's handguns, a Glock. This is the first time either one of us has fired a handgun. Neil did very well. He never strayed from center. (The guy next to us was shooting at a zombie target.) (Another guy was firing an AK47. Sounded like a canon going off. I feared for my hearing, even with ear protection.)
On the other hand, it took me several shots before I got used to the sight. My shots went all over the place at first, but I got better at it. I did hit a few center. The .22 is pretty easy, but that Glock certainly has a kick!
We used the same target, but it's easy to see who was the better shot. Neil hit the head shot dead center (so to speak). We're going to take the handgun safety class and get our permits to carry a weapon. We really enjoyed the target practice and look forward to doing this again soon.
On a much lighter note, grandson Knox is here for a visit along with his mom and dad. He's nine months old now and is crawling all over the place.
He is so sweet and funny. He's waving and clapping his hands now and has his own little vocabulary.
Grandson Elijah played his first Fall Ball-T Ball game this evening. He loves batting, but he made several plays fielding, getting two or three outs. His team has red shirts and they played a team with black shirts. No formal team names and they don't keep score in Fall Ball.
Good job, Elijah! Good kid.
After the ball game, Knox's dad Kerry sat him down in the grass. He had the best time pulling it up and throwing it around. It's the little things. Life is good.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Day One Hundred Eleven 2012
This afternoon after school, niece Julia, grand daughter Shelby, grandson Elijah, hubby Neil and I hit up Mae Pearl's for some tasty frozen yogurt. And THEN we landed at Ralph's for some tasty doughnuts. Oh yum! Actually, we were so full from the yogurt that nobody ate a doughnut. But they'll make a nice breakfast treat in the morning. Or maybe a midnight snack tonight. Did I mention that Neil and I are going to see 'The Hunger Games' this evening? After supper, that is. Happy TGIF, everyone!
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Day One Hundred Five 2012
Neil and I visited daughter Kelly and grandson Knox today. Knox says "Hi!"
After lunch, we stopped by Stones River Battlefield (which is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee). A Civil War reenactment group was demonstrating the steps the soldiers went through to load and fire their cannons.
They should have warned us to cover our ears before they fired the cannon. Boom!
Grandson Knox was all happy on his grandpa's lap in his cap and shades, enjoying the sunshine. Then they fired the cannon. The loud boom scared Knox (and all of us) half to death. He cried for ten minutes, maybe more, after that. Poor kid.
Joe Cool. Before the cannon went off.
Granny and Grandpa and Knox.
As far as the eye can see....Across the street from the battlefield is the cemetery where thousands of Union soldiers are buried.
Long may she wave!
Back at the house, it's supper time for Knox. He is digging the rice cereal now.
Rice rice baby! We had a great time today. Knox was worn out and finally went to sleep (hopefully for the night!) Good times, great memories!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Day Two Hundred Fifty Two 2010
Grandparents' Day Breakfast
Neil and I were grandson Elijah's guests at the Grandparents' Day Breakfast at his school this morning. This is an annual event, and this year's theme was apparently tropical because we got to wear Hawaiian lays and have our picture made in front of palm trees and beach blankets. All the moms of the kids brought yummy stuff like fruit, doughnuts and muffins and we had a great time eating breakfast with our grandkids and visiting with the other grandparents. Before we left, he gave us each a present he'd made: a wall hanging with his little hand prints and it says 'Hands down, you're the best grandparents around!' Hey, Elijah, thanks for having us again this year. We had a blast! Love you bunches!
Neil and I were grandson Elijah's guests at the Grandparents' Day Breakfast at his school this morning. This is an annual event, and this year's theme was apparently tropical because we got to wear Hawaiian lays and have our picture made in front of palm trees and beach blankets. All the moms of the kids brought yummy stuff like fruit, doughnuts and muffins and we had a great time eating breakfast with our grandkids and visiting with the other grandparents. Before we left, he gave us each a present he'd made: a wall hanging with his little hand prints and it says 'Hands down, you're the best grandparents around!' Hey, Elijah, thanks for having us again this year. We had a blast! Love you bunches!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Day Two Hundred Forty One 2010
Random Sunday
Cream City Ice Cream Shop is always a nice treat any day of the week.
"I am Iron Man!"
The Iron Man robot belongs to grandson Elijah, but Grandpa Neil had tons of fun with it this afternoon, loading the missiles he fires from his shoulder armour (or some such).
Elijah works the robot with the remote control. Iron Man walks and talks and sometimes falls over backwards for no reason at all. I don't think he's supposed to do that, but it's funny when he does.
He's pretty scary when he's coming at you. This is Iron Man in the Solaris color setting.
Granddaughter Shelby looks like the girl in Willy Wonka who ate the super blueberry candy. I was showing her my new lens and flash filters. She thought it was pretty cool.
Cream City Ice Cream Shop is always a nice treat any day of the week.
"I am Iron Man!"
The Iron Man robot belongs to grandson Elijah, but Grandpa Neil had tons of fun with it this afternoon, loading the missiles he fires from his shoulder armour (or some such).
Elijah works the robot with the remote control. Iron Man walks and talks and sometimes falls over backwards for no reason at all. I don't think he's supposed to do that, but it's funny when he does.
He's pretty scary when he's coming at you. This is Iron Man in the Solaris color setting.
Friday, July 23, 2010
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