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 Yesterday was baby Adam's birthday.  Of course he is not exactly a baby anymore...but he is the baby of all of our Grands...so there ya go... always the baby.  It seems like only yesterday that he was a little guy.  He loved pushing the wheeled hand cart all over the yard and playing in the sand in the greenhouse and sometimes dumping sand in my water barrels!  Since he was the baby sometimes instead of being bored and doing adult activities with his parents and older brother he would spend time with us and be bored at our house! 

Far Guy and Adam in 2004  when Adam was 3. 

Since Adam lives far away in Western North Dakota we don't get to see him often.  The last time we saw him was at his brothers wedding.

Happy Birthday Adam, we miss you!  Love you now and forever!

Grandma

Fall is in the air

 Acorns and leaves are falling out of the trees.  It looks to be a good acorn year.  The deer will come into the lawn and eat most of them.   My other baby brother says you can put them in hot water until all the tannins are cooked out (using clean water to boil them up several times until the water remains clear)...then you can roast them and make a kind of coffee.  Who knew?

Mums

We had another quiet day.  Far Guy did some wood carving and I did some laundry and organized some "stuff".  

Minnesota weather: High was 74F or 24C Low was 46F or 8C.  We had a couple of rain showers early in the morning Tuesday. 

Supper was Apple Pancake.  Far Guy enjoyed it...he said it was easy to swallow and didn't hurt his mouth. 

Far Side  

Labor Day

 We had a quiet day, not much labor involved.  Far Guy did some woodcarving.  We discussed our plans for the wood carved Christmas ornament and have revised our plan.  There was simply not enough outside woodcarving days to accomplish Far Guy's original design.  However he will have all Winter to finish them up for next year.  So we are going forward with a different design....one we think we can accomplish. 

I finished up my card project and emptied out that container and then immediately filled it with "stuff" to do Christmas Cards with.  I think I have decided on a design...maybe. 

We are getting our ducks in a row...maybe. 

 

Minnesota weather: High 78F or 26C  Low was 58F or 15C.  I heard the s word for Northernmost Minnesota. 

Supper was Hobo dinner (Hamburger, potato, carrots baked and then covered with cheese) :)

Far Side

Cards

 Last Spring I made up a box of photo and watercolor cards fronts that needed to be squared up and matted.  They will eventually be cards.  I like playing with paper.  

I played with them half the afternoon until Far Guy said lets go get some food.  I think he was hungry!  It was a nice day to sit outside on the patio at our favorite Sunday lupper place. 

So we had a quiet day, great lupper and a really nice nap.  My other baby brother and she who sees robins first stopped by to visit, my baby brother and his bride stopped by when I was doing my PT exercises so I missed saying Hi to them. The newest PT exercise has me hurting a bit more than usual.  Hopefully after a few more days it will get better.  It is doing Clamshells with a resistance band. 

Minnesota Weather: High 78 F or 26C  Low was 54F or 13C eh! 

Happy first day of September!

Far Side