Melany, Wade, and Erin paid us a visit today. Melany is off this week for Spring Break at Rutherford County Schools (Murfreesboro,TN)so she had a little extra time. Wade also took off this week so he came along. And, they brought along Erin, our oldest grandchild (23). We had a nice visit. We were celebrating two birthdays...mine from a couple of weeks ago...and Melany's which is next week. Guess you could say that we also celebrated Wade's too as his is the same day as mine...but we had already given him his present. Melany and I were the ones who got present today. They brought things for the yard for me...new bird houses, bird feeder, and a pretty spinner for the garden. We had a traditional New England Boiled Dinner (can you tell that we like corned beef, cabbage and the rest of the fixings?). Melany and Wade brought dessert...cheese cake and cookies. The neighbors (Nathan, Kathy and family)filed through and got some dessert too. We had had it around St. Patrick's Day and so had Melany, Wade and Erin. Woody had found some really good corned beef briskets on sale and we couldn't resist indulging again! We sat around and talked and walked around in the yard. I forgot to snap a picture at lunch, but remembered after lunch when we were sitting in the family room...it ended up being at a rather odd angle since I was trying to get everyone in and we were spread all over the room. Isaac spent some time over here since he didn't have school. He enjoys his cousin Erin as she helps him play some of the games on his handheld game system. The rest of his family had lessons plus their music lessons (violin (Kathy & Esther) and piano (Abigail & Joy). So we didn't get to all visit the way we sometimes do. Even though Melany has Spring Break she still has to teach the college classes that she teaches and she teaches one on Saturday. They will be able to come back on a Saturday in a month when her Motlow classes are over. I keep thinking that today is Saturday since they usually come on Saturday! I took a break from what I was doing to come up to blog. What I was doing was deboning chicken thighs (oh, boy). Not my favorite job! BUT...I got some items in the mail today which included a new boning knife and does it ever make a difference to have a nice sharp knife meant for the job...much easier. Melany, Wade, and Erin left late afternoon to head on to Cookeville to see our oldest grandson, Alex (19)and take him out to supper. So they have made the rounds for meals today...breakfast=Murfreesboro, lunch=Tullahoma, supper=Cookeville. They took Alex some of the cheesecake and cookies too. I know that he will be happy! I will end with the story about the stuffed tiger that is on the back of the couch in the pictures. Erin found him before Christmas and decided to buy him and add him to the "pickle present" that Woody and I do each year. The tiger was well received and much loved by especially the youngest, Joseph. He even marched off with it to take home when our family Christmas celebration was over.(Usually the pickle presents stay at our house.) Tiger lived happily next door, until suddenly his little owner, Joseph, started being afraid of him. So tiger took up residence back at Grammy and Goosey's. I had even hidden him so Joseph wouldn't find him. Today Erin found him and I suggested that she take tiger home with her for a while and tame him so he won't frighten Joseph! She happily took him home with her as she had had a bit of trouble giving him up at Christmas as she had rather taken a fancy to him. So the tiger roams tonight! And, now I bid good bye to March. See you in April...unless I'm fooled!
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