Just a note to let everyone know we are doing fine. We have been very busy since Friday night with Jennifer’s celebration, and we are still not finished, but having a great time. We are on our way to her house for a brunch.
I will tell you all about it when there is time to sit and type.
Hugs to all
Happy Birthday Susan and Jennifer!!!
Susan
Jennifer
Today was my doctor’s appointment and all was good with that. I was surprised to still have kept off 10 pounds, I really need to get back to counting points. I had my blood drawn then when I left, I called Jesse to tell him to be ready when I got home so he could take me to Cracker Barrel for breakfast.
We came home from breakfast and relaxed until early afternoon when we and the boys left to drive to PA to visit their cousins.
As you can see there is still a lot more snow there, then in Baltimore.
When we arrived Mitch was still not home from work yet. We sat and visited with Margaret and the fur cousins.
Toby and Bailey
All the boys were very glad to see Mitch come home
We let Mitchell sit and unwind for a few minutes before taking off for dinner. When we left the house we were heading to Ruby Tuesday’s for dinner, which is right next door to Texas Roadhouse…. Well needless to say Texas Roadhouse won. We had a very good meal with great company.
We returned to their house to visit more and have dessert. Margaret had a smorgasbord of items to choose from and we were all stuffed.
We all watched Survivor together then Jesse, the boys and I left for home. We went right to bed when we got home, after Jesse walked the boys, it was 10:45 and we were tired.
We had a very nice day and hope you did too.
We made it through the night without the snow they were calling for. Just cold rain and wind. It was 34 with a light drizzle when Jesse took the boys out a 7am. This is not our favorite time of year to be in Maryland but looks to be a bit better for the next week.
When we were here in July for Jesse’s fathers funeral, the Baltimore Sun newspaper had an online comment section for the obituaries. Well we received a condolence from a Robert Turner. He thought this was the same family of his boyhood friend Jesse and if so to contact him. Jesse did.
They lived on the same street in Northwest Baltimore as young boys and went to elementary school together. They were the best of friends many decades ago. They had not seen each other since about 1967 which was when Jesse moved out of the area. Jesse called him and they reminisced on the phone but we were returning to New York the next day and would not be able to meet until our next visit.
Jesse and Bob kept in contact through emails since last summer and made arrangements to meet today at the branch of the Harford Bank in Aberdeen MD where he works as an internal auditor.
We arrived at the appointed time and a teller called his office to tell him we were there. We exchange greetings and then went to Panera Breads for lunch and more reminiscing. We spent about an hour and a half over lunch while Bob and Jesse went over old times.
Bob has a fantastic memory and brought back many memories that Jesse had forgotten. Bob had to get back to work and we needed to make a Walmart run before taking the boys to the vets for check ups and shots so we took Bob back to work and said our good byes.
We will get together again before we leave. As you can see, Bob did a bit more growing up than Jesse did. This is the house Jesse lived in from 59-67.
We took care of our business at Walmart and returned home to put our loot away and take the boys to our favorite vet, Dr. Tom Lomax at Festival Veterinary Clinic.
Dr. Tom went out of his way to make some formulas so the boys could have all there shots without needing any boosters. He knows we are on road a lot and he tries to accommodate us. The shots really knocked them out and even made them a bit sore. We had to give them a 81mg aspirin but they are in good health and good to go for 1 year on 2 vaccines and 3 years on the others.
Ginger made a quick dinner of tuna sandwiches and Ramen noodles. The rest of the evening was spent computering and watching TV.
And that’s the way it is.
