Shared Birthdays + State Fair Kitchen! - A Full Day

My oldest grandaughter Rooke in California turns 5 years old today - she shares my Mom's birthday and has always been very proud of that.  No - this is not grandchild abuse - I just wanted a picture of her on the piano when she was a couple days old and it has become one of those pictures that stays around!!!!  

A few days ago Rooke leaving urgent care with a bandaged toe - and smiling - she is quite the trooper and so darn cute.  I can't wait to see what she has to say about kindergarten.

2 days old and we were so lucky to be there the day she came home from the hospital - a tiny bundle of joy not even able to hold her head up yet.

My mom - a few years before she died - I often look in the mirror and am shocked at how much I look like her - more hair, same face!  Happy birthday mom in heaven - she would have turned 86 today.

This is another keeper - my mom had the best attitude about life in spite of sad events that noone hopes to encounter.  She also had a good sense of humor and loved to laugh.

So - I have now completed 2 days in a row at the Minnesota State Fair - Sunday was Jones Family Day and today was Dishing in the Kitchen day as a volunteer at a church dining hall with a good friend.  I need to gather my thoughts and photos and complete that part tomorrow - I was gone from home 11 hours today!!!  Bottom line - I loved dishing food and chatting with the never ending lines of customers....more later!