Well, there’s something about Labor Day weekend to make you realize the summer is slipping away, so it’s time to do some more reflecting on Summer 2012, while it’s still fresh in my brain. Of course, most of it is fresh, thanks only to the pictures that were taken. Otherwise, most of it would just be a blur by now!
Mother’s Day
We celebrated Mother’s Day in the same wonderful way we are blessed to every year: with both our mothers.
The day started off with a nice breakfast cassserole and fresh fruit, courtesy of Mick and the girls. He surprised me with a lovely mother’s ring and a stack of chocolate (mostly dark) – something sweet from each of the kids (yet another moment I’m so thankful we have 8. ;-).
After breakfast, we drove to Grandma Worley’s church and worshiped with her. She specifically requested that Rachel play something on the piano during the service (yes, she is a proud Grandma), so Rachel played the “It Is Well” medley. After church, we gave her her gift and card, posed for a few pictures at her house, then said our good-byes and drove down to Mom and Dad’s.
It was a beautiful day, so we spent most of the day outside.
Somebody was just a leetle bit upset that I dared wander off a bit too far in the backyard. Notice how sympathetic his father is in the background? ;-)
No worries … all better now. :-)
The day was capped off by a trip over to the Bruce ranch to see the llamas. Ellie is leading “Caesar” here with Sarah keeping a close watch on things.
Family reunion
Back in June, Lois’s family decided to have a family reunion. I have known Mick since 1986 and no one on either side of his family has thrown a reunion … that we know of anyway … hmmmmm. :-D At the time, Lois’s sister Betty and brother-in-law Don had been having fairly serious health issues, requiring hospitalizations for both. So, the reunion was Betty’s idea and Lois offered to host it and did all the planning. It ended up being a lovely day. We were able to meet several of Mick’s cousins and their families who I’d never met, including some second cousins who live about 15 minutes away from us!
Here is Lois with her 2 younger sisters, Betty and Marlene. They are very close. Lois and Betty are 18 months a part and Marlene was born 5 years later. Lois likes to talk about how she and Betty would dress up Baby Marlene like a doll and carry her around. :-)
One of the things I think we’ll all remember the most about this reunion is Betty’s glazed yeast donuts. Her donuts are legendary in the family; when Mick was growing up, they were a Thanksgiving tradition. After the big Thanksgiving meal, the kids would all go bowling and the parents would stay back at the house. This was when Betty would fry up the donuts. Mick remembers how great it was to come back to the house and smell all those donuts.
Oh yum, are they delicious!
Later that evening, we had a birthday celebration. Interestingly enough, Claire shares a birthday with Mick’s brother and sister – June 10th! So, we celebrated all three birthdays. This was a first, since Mick’s sister lives in Florida and rarely travels to Indiana (something about the cooler weather up here keeps her down there. ;-).
One of the big bonuses of the Worley get-togethers is Uncle Rick’s commercial ice cream maker. So, there’s usually all-you-can-eat homemade ice cream at our get-togethers.
Homemade donuts, homemade ice cream … I’d better wrap up this post now … I think I need a snack. ;-)
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