Grandma Duty

Here I am doing my "job". It's not to hard because if Nik cries, either Arthur or Mara come to rescue him and I'm off duty. He likes the book "Five little Monkeys" and I now know it by heart. I can stack his toys up and he will knock them down, he likes to beat on things with his wooden stick (even the window and DVD player). So far so good, I'm getting my baby groove back. It's not as hard being the Grandma compared to being the Mom. Arthur's Mom and Dad help too.

To Athens and Back

The girls at the Acropolis
Olympic Stadium
View of the Parthenon
I made it! I called up some of my old skills and saw all the sights. I was very careful because I didn't want Mara to get blamed for losing wife, mother, daughter, sister, auntie, cousin, grandmother etc. in Athens. I traveled by train. It took me 4 hours. I saw the Greek countryside on the way. Since I didn't sleep well the night before the trip was a bit foggy....but it really is foggy here. The humidity was a surprise. Thank goodness the temperatures have cooled. I have asked Mara for some pictures of her Athens trip, since I was having trouble carrying my toothbrush and map and didn't bring a camera. She's looking for them in her collection of photos. I used my strong Bridgman legs to get around the town. Mara had given me a list of things to see and instructions on how to use the Metro. Thank goodness that some things in some big cities are not that much different. My little room had big windows that looked out at the Acropolis especially with all the lights at night. Of course I spent too much time at the train stations not wanting to miss my train. It was nice to get back to Kalampaka .

Naousa

Here we are on a Sunday outing last week. I met some of Arthur and Mara's friends. We had coffee at their home. We ate dinner in this park and then we went for a walk. It's just about fall here, but I think the days are warm (25 degrees C) I think its the humidity. We also went to a cookie shop. We put most???of them in the freezer. Baby Nik loved all the excitement, especially the kids.

Happy Halloween! This year my costume has been inspired by granny B, Phillis the Riveter! I even made and wore a Boeing name tag that said Phillis on it. In remembrance of Granny, and the history she made for all women around the world.

Baby Oliver Update

Pictures of baby Oliver. He is so sweet when he is sleeping. He likes to take naps on daddy or any one who is willing to hold him for hours. His fancy bassinet isn't getting used much since he prefers to sleep in our arms or on our chest. Grandma helped us give him a bath, he was in desperate need of one because mommy was afraid to give him one, she is new to all this. Well hope you enjoyed our pictures. We will post more later.

Mighty Hunters!

A yearling cow elk walked in front of Mike Wade, (aka, One Shot Charlie), last week when he called it in ("meow, meow", he said). After flinging his arrow it ran around and jumped in a lake. His trusty hunting partner Glen Smith (with the tan) helped pack the elk back to camp. Kilby, Pa Tingley, Nick and Mikey Wade got elk and Nick doubled getting the only deer in camp. All was well this year and the weather was hot. Alan needed a bath said Mikey, TWO WEEKS!!

Meat cutting and packaging night is tommorrow at Alan's shop.

Good times!

How Does Your Garden Grow?

How is your garden doing? We have been eating so many green beans, tomatoes, radishes and lots of zuchinni. We are getting ready to eat corn on the cob too! Notice the new fence in the background. It is a tall one. We also got a new metal roof this week! (Stepped on a rusty nail!) Ouch! I had to go get a tetnus shot! Lots of home improvements going on here!!! We don't have much time for gardening now that school has started and Terry is working more hours also. We are staying busy and having fun fixing up our house (spending the $ is not so fun but watching the houses appearance improve is!)