Hola!

Alex taught me how to say Hello in Spanish (for Peru) - Hola!  also how to order french fries so I'm good to go along with a little vino (wine).

Our famous group of 6 called the FAB6 (we made that up) had another great dinner, brownies, wine and best of all laughter - lots of it - last night.  I always feel like a new unencumbered person after these nights and I do believe that "laughter is the best medicine".  And I didn't even need healing!

We always have a strange topic that seems to pop up and this time it was what we wear to bed.  Where did the conversation start?  I kind of think it was when Jeff said he was warm from the spicy marinara sauce or a warm kitchen or maybe wine?????  Then we talked about who gets hot or cold - and where.  So there you go and now we know!

 Little 3rd grade granddaughter Rooke just made it to the top 2 in her elementary school class spelling bee so now she goes onto "District" competition.  I'm such a proud Grammy.

And digging through my old junk I find my blue ribbon (a little faded from about the same grade in my home county.  Of course it's a little different because I was in a one room schoolhouse with 12 students grades 1-6 and there were 3 in my grade.  But my parents and grandparents were pretty dang proud too.

 Latest picture of Alex and Lucy that I "stole" after it was sent to my phone to view!  Believe me when I say it isn't always like this as there is the usual sibling feuding so they are "normal"  just like me.

 And - I'm ready to go with my usual little journal and we leave in less than 48 hours.