For the first time in my life, I attended some “official” Memorial Day services. These were held at Camp Nelson National Cemetery just a few miles from our home. It was good remember people who gave their lives for our country. There were several hundred people in attendance.
Today grandson Grayson Crockett is eight years old. He is all about baseball and he is a good player. It is fun to be with Grayson and I hope he has a great day.
Today is my mother-in-law, Ruby Mae Watson’s, 90th birthday. I must say that she has been a great mother-in-law. I want to wish her a wonderful birthday.
She loves to play Texas 42. A domino game that seems to be native to only Texas. You learn a lot about people when you play 42 with them. When you play with Mother, you will quickly learn what a determined and risk taking person she is. 42 is a bidding game and the amount bid is most often determined by the number of a particular suit you have drawn. Most people would need at least four of a suit and only rarely will three will be enough. Not so with Two Trump Tater (her nickname in her younger years was Tater), she will take a bid with only two trumps in a heart beat. Her daring bids, I believe, are a reflection of a mindset that sees possibilities and is not bound by the fear of failure. From what I have learned, that is the way Mother has approached life for her many years and continues even at 90. Which, by the way, is really irritating when I play 42 with her and she continually kicks my shins.
Happy Birthday Two Trump Tater!
For the past three days Scott and I have been building him a workbench. It has been very enjoyable. We had our share of faux pas. Not the least of which was Scott’s encounter with the table saw. He nipped the end of his finger. Despite several “engineering” obstacles we were able to complete 95% of the project. He will paint and finish off some details later.
We also came this weekend to attend Ann’s high school class reunion. She graduated from Harding Academy in 1960 and her class of 24 graduates was invited to join the class of ’59’s 13 graduates in celebration of their 50th reunion. The class of 59 was the first graduating class of Harding academy. I enjoyed the time. It was interesting to hear about the lives of Ann’s classmates. Apparently we won the most grandchildren prize. (actually there was no prize) There were only 1o in Ann’s class to attend. Ann is the beautiful younger lady in the picture.
I had a great day celebrating my 67th birthday. Ann and I are visiting with Scott and Allison in Atoka, Tennessee. Scott and I are building a workbench for his garage. My day started with a nice run and then Scott and I worked on his project until after 5:00pm. During the day I received several calls from friends and family. Nice.
This evening I was treated to dinner at a very nice restaurant in Covington by Scott and Allison.
NOW I am as old as Ann.
