30

 How can it be???  Our oldest Grand is 30 years old today.  Hardly seems possible. 

Savannah and me in 1996 the day she came home from the hospital.

Savannah and Far Guy in 1998

A couple of photos with Chance.  He loved Savannah she was a great water/ball thrower!

Savannah was throwing water in the air for Chance...this is most likely Namaken Lake or Lake Kabetogama in Voyageurs National Park in way Northern  Minnesota in 2008.

One of my favorite photos of Savannah on her birthday when she was 20 years old! 

Happy Birthday Savannah...Grandpa and I love you now and forever!  

Grandma

3

 This spunky little gal is 3!  Hard to believe as she is growing up so fast. 

Here she is with her Mom...she looks a lot like her Mom.

Here she is hiding behind her drink cup with Uncle Andy:) This photo was taken one day before her birthday!  She had a pizza party in the evening but we missed that part...still good to see her! Andy made her breakfast...a dipping egg, bacon and toast and of course chocolate milk and she ordered pepperoni pizza for the evening.

Her person is Auntie Jen but she adores Andy also...he can hold her little feet in his hands and she straightens up to touch the ceiling...again and again...fun stuff!

Happy Birthday Peach!  We love you!

Great Grandma

Minnesota Weather Friday: Rain and a bit of hail.  High 63 F or 17C  Low 47F or 8C.

What's cooking: A chicken hotdish...shredded baked chicken breasts, stovetop stuffing, cream of chicken soup, some sour cream and a bit of chicken broth. Yummy!

ONE!!

 Our youngest Great Grandchild turned one year old yesterday!

What a cutie!   She had a party yesterday but we did not attend.  Jen took a photo and shared it with me! 

At one year old she finally has a few teeth, she is crawling but not walking. She is not talking very much.  She still has a short fuse as in no patience when she is hungry, thirsty or tired...she pitches a fit and you are left to figure it out!  FYI  none of her siblings were like that so she is uniquely herself. 

Happy Birthday Baby K!  We love you!

Great Grandma

9

 We enjoyed a small birthday party with pizza and brownies for Hey Mikey's 9th birthday!

Look at that smile!  Next year double digits!   He has completed Third Grade now onto Fourth Grade in the Fall. 

The whole family begins a new adventure...they bought a house but will be going to the same elementary school and daycare.  The house they bought should be a good fit for their family!  We will miss having them just five minutes away during the Winter...now it is more like 30 minutes away.   First time home buying is not for sissies....as it is quite a process.  We are thankful that it has all worked out for them. 

Happy Birthday Dude!  Keep smiling!  Love you lots!

Great Grandma

27!!

 Our Oldest Grandson Noah is 27 years old today!  

Happy Birthday Noah!!  

In 2002 when he was three years old.

He was a climber when he was little...he would climb any ladder especially if his Dad and Grandpa were on a roof...and his Grandma and Mom could hardly believe their eyes how fast those little legs could climb! 

He was also a driver and attempted to drive an old pickup down the side of the freeway when his Dad got out to re tie a load in the back of the truck...good thing his Dad was a fast runner. 

He was a quick learner and a watcher...we had to hide the keys to the lawn mower and to the three wheeler because he knew the sequence to how they started. 

Hot Dogs and Mandarin Oranges kept him well fed...oh yes chocolate milk too. 

He is our fourth grandchild and our first grandson.  Those were the days in 1999 with four grands under the age of three:)

Love you lots Noah!

Grandma

28 and a robin

 We had a couple of Robins in our yard on Wednesday.  Far Guy was calling for them.  I saw them but did not have my camera. 

Yesterday I saw them and my camera was handy. 

One on the left and one hiding in the shadows.

On our way to town the willows are showing their first yellow hue. 

I picked up the grocery order from Wally World and then went to the other grocery store in town for things that were not available while Far Guy had his weekly infusion. 

Supper: Ham, turkey and cheese on flat bread..our version of a sub:)

Minnesota weather:  The car said it was 74F on our way home.  High 79F or 26C  Low was 32F or 0C.

Happy 28th Birthday to our Granddaughter Maddie!  Love you lots!

Maddie in Costa Rica...photo by Jen! 

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27

 Our youngest Granddaughter Paige was 27 this week!   Happy Birthday Paige!

I looked at photos from 10 years ago when she was 17. 

She was going to prom!  Chance loved all of the girls and was happy to pose with them! 

Here is a photo I took of beautiful Miss Paige last December!

We love you lots Miss Paige!

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6

 Cee Cee is 6 years old.  We celebrated her properly with a great supper...mac and cheese, pulled pork on buns, coleslaw...and birthday cake! 

The candles relit but she was a trooper and kept blowing them out! 

Hard to believe she is six years old! 

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76

 Happy Birthday Far Guy!   You have had a tough year but you have survived to celebrate another birthday here with me!  I am thankful for the Doctors and Nurses that helped you get through the year. 

AND Sadie she helped you too!

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Other Baby Brother

 Guess who is 65 and happier than a hog in slop to be on Medicare?  My other baby brother that is who! 

Here he is in 1965 when he was 5 years old. 

Happy Birthday to my other baby brother!  Love you lots and I am thankful you are my brother!

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Older again

 Yes I am older again...and I feel older too! 

Here I am in 1953 I was two years old back then....I am older now. 

I laughed out loud when I saw this on facebook. 

Not sure what we will do to celebrate...I asked my other baby brother and she who sees robins first to come over for root beer floats!  That should be perfect. 

I believe Jen was my gift that came two days early 50 years ago.

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24

 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

August 13, 1994

 Yesterday would have been my Father In law's birthday.

This was his last birthday on earth, he died a couple of weeks later from complications after a simple surgery...they called it multi system failure...he was 80 years old. 

In the photo Far Guy, Marvin and Jen....three generations.  As I recall we had angel food cake with berries to celebrate.  Marvin was a wonderful man who we still miss very much.

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A little good news

 Good news at the Oncology visit!  The tumor shrunk even more!   Dr B is very pleased and encouraged!  

The genetic testing came back...Far Guy has a gene for cancer.  It is the CHEK2 Gene mutation.  However this does not change his treatment.  He is also a carrier for MSH3.   The Doctor explained that folding genes get messed up...I don't understand it all.  I understood the Alpha One Gene Mutation better than this new gene mutation.

Treatment stays the same and in 30 days he will have a Pet Scan for exact measurements.  After that time we might be able to go to once a month visits...maybe.

We got to see Jen and Sadie, Brenton, Maddie and the girls and have pizza with them. Baby K is growing and is the new favorite baby at daycare:)

Peach on the right was just about ready to pull her sister hair in this photo.  The terrible 2's have begun. A bit later she grabbed a whole handful of hair and yanked on it.  It was funny/not funny. 

We slept in our own beds there...comfy as always. We left on Tuesday morning and returned home to the woods on Wednesday evening.

Happy Birthday to Son In Law Andy...he turned 50 on Tuesday!  He was at the Mall of America for a  Tournament.

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Visitors and a birthday

 Far Guy was quite ill most of the day on Thursday.  Jen took him to his Infusion and picked up the Walmart order and a few other things for us.  I stayed home with Sadie...she slept all the while they were gone.  Late in the afternoon I went to town for an oil change appointment.  Jen and Sadie returned to their home Up North.

My baby brother and his bride brought us some garden produce; green beans, carrots and new potatoes.

Visitors in the evening were four of my baby brother's Grands. Ten of his twelve Grands are here on vacation this week.

Otto, Xavier, Maz and LuLu

On Saturday my baby brother and his bride will host a picnic at their home.  I cooked the eggs on Thursday and will cook the potatoes on Friday for potato salad. 

Happy 59th Birthday to my sister Julie! I found this photo on our Mother's flash drive.

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29 how can that be?

 Twenty-nine years ago we became Grandparents for the first time! 

Savannah and me!  Photo taken in 1996.

Savannah and her Grandpa. 

A year later we found a Merry Go Round Horse for her to ride.

Savannah and her Mom in 1997.
 

Happy Birthday Savannah!  We love you now and forever! 

Grandma and Grandpa

 

8

 Our Great Grandson was 8 years old yesterday!  

Hard to believe Hey Mikey is that old already!  He is the best big brother to his sisters!!

Happy Birthday Dude!  Love you lots! 

Great Grandma

26

Our oldest Grandson Noah is 26 years old today!  They grow up so fast!

Back in October of 2000 he was 17 months old.  

Noah with his very young looking Dad, that is Noah's Great Grandmother ( my Mom) holding out her hands for Noah to come.  I am not sure he did as he was a shy kid. 

Happy Birthday Noah, we hope you have the best day/year ever!  

Love you always and forever!

Grandma

53

 Our oldest daughter Trica is 53 today.  

Here she is in 1972 at my baby brothers graduation (age18), that is my other baby brother holding her (age 11) and my sister (age 5 almost 6) looking on.  Photo taken at my parents home on the farm. 

Happy Birthday Trica, we all love you very much!

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26

 Our youngest Granddaughter Miss Paige is 26 years old today!  

We got to see her and give her hugs at the wedding.  In the photo she is holding our youngest Great Granddaughter Peach. 

Love you lots!  Happy Birthday Paige! 

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