It's so good to reunite with old friends -- even if they are your daughter's friends! Dawnee and her family came for a visit Saturday. I haven't seen her in probably 10 years, but other than us getting older it was back to old times. . .
Probably her most memorable statement while here was : Every thing is in the same place as it was before! (Dawnee, why change perfection? Besides, if I move things I'll forget where they are!)
Collin and Caitlyn are the most adorable little creatures! They loved the outdoors, going to the barn, riding on the tractor, swinging, and sometimes, when he wasn't too rough, playing with Tug. What was really funny about them, it was as if they had been here before! They went directly to the bedroom where the boys' toys are! I mean, right there! I loved having them here. . .
Of course, I had to bribe Dawnee to come with the promise of apple butter. I even made an extra batch so she could take as much as she wanted. Thanks for coming, and bringing your family. They are precious. . . oh, yeah, and Sydney, too, I guess, if he has to be!
On Sunday, Sarah came up and fixed lunch, assisted (?) by her daddy and his friend Ray. Then we went to the maple tree. It was really cool, so we built a fire in the chiminea (sp) and roasted hot dogs and made smores. That was so much fun! Being outside with family and friends, leaves dancing around, and eating! Why do "dogs" taste better cooked over fire? They just lips and butt-holes, they should taste the same. But they don't!
And then today, my mother's cousin came in from New York. Actually, he had been all over the country showing/training labs. . .and he stopped here for coffee and cake. . . I swear, I think he can smell a pie baking all the way from Kentucky to New York! Several times I have baked pies, and thought of him, and I'll be dern if he doesn't show up at the door! I mean, the pie is coming out of the oven and he's here! It's spooky!!!
But I love talking to Francis. He is so into genealogy; he knows more dead people personally than I do live ones! He's traced the Keenan family back to Ireland and has written a genealogy book. There's so much detail into writing that type of book, what with having to verify every date, name, etc. But it is fun to get it out and read. . . My grandfather Bates always said not to go back too far or we'd be kin to a democrat!
It's a joke around here to say "damn Keenan". That goes back generations! (and here it's pronounced Ke - nan, with the emphasis on the "nan". Rich folks put the emphasis on the first syllable; poor people on the last syllable.
Anyway, it was good connecting with the "long lost". . . now, if I could just get Jifner to come home for a visit!!!!! luv, mom/mrt
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