Blast from the past

 I was searching for on old recipe.  Funny thing I never found the recipe but I did find this. 

Some kind of game was played...not sure what...not sure who kept score but I came in last (4th) place. Paige and Maddie are just one point apart...Savannah was clearly the winner!

I like to play games...board games, card games if you name it I will play it!  Far Guy used to play Scrabble with me a long time ago. 

In the Winter Jen and Andy like to play games in the evening.  I think it is a great family activity! 

The old recipe remains someplace in oblivion...but the score card remains in one of my recipe boxes:)

On the back of this sheet of paper was hand written pattern for a floral frame that I wanted to make.

Yesterday our high was 72 F or 23 C eh. 

Supper was scrambled farm fresh brown eggs and an English muffin.

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Paige: Wedding Shower

 Yesterday I attended the wedding shower for Paige, our youngest granddaughter and #3 Grand. 

The wedding is later this year.  All her Aunts on her Father's side of the family planned the shower.  There was a bit of champagne, fruit, cheese, small fancy sandwiches and cupcakes. 

Sisters; Savannah #1  Grand and Maddie #2 Grand will both be Maid/Matron of Honor at the wedding and I think about six other bridesmaids. 

Paige got many really nice gifts.  It was a fun afternoon.  Jen stopped by for a quick visit before and after the wedding shower and we rode into town together. 

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25

 Our youngest Granddaughter is 25 years old today!  

I have no idea how she got to be 25 in the blink of an eye. 

Can you tell she hated my camera?  Sometimes she would hide from me.  I think she was 12 in this photo. 

Here she is when she was still 24, in the photo is her fiancee Cole and Cole's little Dachshund Rosie.

Happy Birthday Miss Paige...we loved you even when you hid from the camera, you have grown into a beautiful young lady who we are very proud of.  Love you now and forever!

Grandma

Savannah

 We got to see our oldest Grand Savannah on Sunday.

Fun to see her and catch up with her a bit.  She is very busy with her lash business. 

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Paige Graduates!

 Paige graduated on Friday afternoon from the North Dakota State College of Science.  She completed her course of study as a Dental Hygienist. Onward and forward to adulting!

It was a two hour drive, we sat outside the Pub and watched the Graduation Ceremony online.

The place where Paige has worked for the past two years hosted a party for her in the back of the Pub.  Ham and cheese buns, chili, chips, dips and cake.  They told us that they love Paige and will miss her.  Many of the customers came by with cards and to wish Paige well.  Some even went to the graduation ceremony!

Congratulations Miss Paige!!  Job well done!

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Thanksgiving Part Two

 We gathered at Gather in Laporte. 

There were fourteen of us.  Jen and Andy hosted and guests were Paige and Cole, Savannah and Ty, Maddie and Brenton and the Great Grands and my sister and her husband.  

Food was great again today...turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, rolls, pickles and a Snickers salad.  A variety of bars and pies for dessert. 

Before and after supper we played some games. 

Fun times with our Grandgirls

AND Great Grands

 Cee Cee and Hey Mikey!

These two kept us entertained!  They are growing up so fast! 

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The girls

 Sounds like the girls are having fun in Jamaica.  They have a Villa with a housekeeper, cook and gardener and two watch dogs.  

They are right on the water and have a private pool.  They say it is very warm there and humid. Jen gave me a facetime tour of the Villa and gardens.

They each picked a daily activity.  Jen picked seeing a waterfall and a blue hole, Maddie a spa day with a massage and pedicure, Savannah a Bob Marley tour and Paige horseback riding.

Paiges horse is making a face.  This photo appeared on facebook so I stole it from Maddie. 

I am still busy helping my parents.  Yesterday I took the day off to catch up on a few things.  Far Guy came in the house and thought he was in the wrong house because my desk was cleared off. 

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Adventure girls

 Not exactly sure when this photo was taken, most likely in the year 2000.  Savannah would have been four and Maddie two years old...Paige was too little to be walking around! 

I took this photo on Friday. 

Savannah, Maddie and Jen.  They were meeting Paige in the cities...where they all got on a plane and have since arrived safely at their destination!   Hope the girls don't Jamaica their Aunt crazy. 

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Laughter

 Years ago...probably about 13 years ago...the little girls were talking with their Grandpa about what they called "the olden days."  They were either mesmerized by his stories or bored silly.  Peals of laughter were heard throughout the house...and shouts of " Grandma is that really true? "

Well being a good Grandmother I had to stop and listen...mostly true...except for the tall tale "Oh my burning feet " that he would tell them around the campfire...they always asked for that story knowing it was going to be good and scary, they would end up screaming and covering their heads...as I recall he told that same campfire story to our daughters and they had the same reactions.  How in the world he expected them to sleep after scaring them half to death I will never know.

We laughed yesterday when one of the girls called us with a request.  Grandpa complied, it brought back many good memories.  As requested he wrote on the sheet of paper and took a photo of it and sent it on. 

Later he got a photo. 

His handwriting on a grandgirls arm. It made us recall all the laughter on an afternoon long ago.  

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Happy Birthday Maddie!

Maddie our middle granddaughter is 22 today.

Maddie and Hey Mikey  by the Shiny Brite Tree Christmas 2019.  We have not seen her since Christmas.   She is a busy Mom with new baby Cee Cee and Hey Mikey...who we hear is potty trained mostly.

I sent Hey Mikey a Easter Card with some money inside and instructions to take Mama out for ice cream.

Seems like all the ice cream shops are closed in Michigan.  I got this photo yesterday.

Looks like a great solution!  They can have ice cream many times!   His hair will grow...I guess his Grandpa gave him a buzz cut...it makes him look older.

Maddie and Savannah at my parents lake home in 2000  Maddie would have been about two years old in this photo.

Happy Birthday Maddie!
Love you lots!
Grandma

Happy Birthday Paige!

Our youngest granddaughter is 21 today.   Seems like it was only yesterday that she was born.  The youngest of our three grandgirls and a prelude to the grandboys.

Chance and Paige 2009 Miss Paige was ten years old...Chance was five years old.

Summer of 2019 at her sisters wedding. 

Paige is doing well.  Presently she is waiting to see if she will get into a Dental Hygienist School. 

With the Pandemic ... schools and most businesses are closed here in Minnesota so Paige is temporarily unemployed.

We haven't seen Paige in awhile...but she calls often! 

Happy Birthday Miss Paige!  Love you lots!  

Grandma

Merry Christmas Eve!

We enjoyed having our Grands here to celebrate Christmas.

You might have noticed that we have a new Grand...his name is Jonas and he is from Belgium, he is spending the year here with Andy, Jen and Adam...he is a delight.  He told me that in Belgium you spend Christmas with your Grandparents...it is a bit different for him since his Grandfather died.

He is very tall and thin and speaks French but his English has improved since he got here.   He is a tad camera shy...but was a good sport!  We taught him how to play spoons!  A fairly wild game  was played!

Noah and Adam

Maddie and Savannah

Miss Paige was in Florida enjoying sunshine and deep sea fishing, we missed her.  

These children light up our lives. 

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Cheesecake

Cheesecake was served at Maddie's Wedding.  It was a lovely day on the shores of Lake Bemidji for a wedding.  It was about 80 degrees with a wind from the west.

Cheesecake. 

They are happily married! 
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Savannah

Our oldest Grand is 23 years old today.
Seems like only yesterday she was just a little girl.

Here she is with me in 1996.

A photo of Savannah and Chance the year we went on a family house boat trip way up in Northern Minnesota.  (2006 I think) She was splashing water for Chance to catch.

Happy Birthday Vannah!
Love Grandma

Happy Birthday Miss Paige!

Paige is older today.   Seems like only yesterday that she was born just a little early at 35 weeks.  She had episodes of not breathing and had to wear a monitor for a couple of months. 

Here she is two years old. 

Here she is just a few months ago. 

My oh my 20 years sure goes fast. 

Paige is going to school at The University Of Minnesota at Duluth, she hopes to become a Physician's Assistant someday after years of school. 

Happy Birthday Miss Paige...we love you! 

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Visit from Paige

Our youngest Granddaughter Paige came for a visit.  She brought her beau with her.  We went out for lunch and had a good visit.

She is working two jobs this summer and getting ready to head back to the University of Minnesota at Duluth in the Fall.

We were glad that she wanted to visit us on her day off.  Chance was so happy to see her, she is one of his favorite people.  She is one of our favorite people too!

Wistful Wednesday: Savannah

Twenty years ago Savannah was the flower girl at her Aunt Jen and Uncle Andy’s wedding. Savannah was almost two years old.

Savannah and her Grandpa in 1998.  Savannah had blonde hair back then and Far Guy had some hair.   Savannah looks a bit teary eyed.  She did fine during practice the night before the wedding, but the day of the wedding she was a little afraid with all the people…even though she knew I was in the front row and had gum for her.  I think Grandpa was telling her that there was nothing to be afraid of.

Here they are twenty years later.

Happy Birthday Savannah! We think you are just beautiful!

Your smiles and giggles have always brightened our days.

Grands: Paige

Last Saturday we traveled to see Paige play with her team The St Kate Wildcats against The Concordia Cobbers.

Paige is number 15

Near the net!

Sadly the Wildcats scored only one goal to the Cobbers two goals.  It was still a fun game to watch.

Paige in line to shake hands after the game.

We got to see her for a few minutes before she boarded the bus back to the cities.  I asked her what she was going to do on the bus…sleep was the answer.

She also got to see her nephew Mikey for just a little bit.

Mikey watched the game and was especially interesed in the Zamboni…typical for a little boy!

Savannah

We met Savannah and her beau and we went out for lunch.  I took her 21st birthday photo.

I also took a photo of her beau and her dog Chewy.

We had lunch at Applebees and then walked around Home Depot because we needed a few things to do a project.

Savannah is working two jobs and will finish up one class this Fall for her AA Degree and then hopes to attend a beauty school, she likes makeup and would like to apply makeup professionally.

Savannah’s kitty Luna went missing the night of the big storm (Friday) and hasn’t been seen since.  Someone left the door open a bit too long and Luna escaped.