Life Since Last Monday

Thanks, Cindi, for not getting after me about being behind on my blog! Love you.

My sister came over Wednesday and we spent a few hours together. We shopped at Lowe's because I needed some materials for the renovation of the roof on my back deck. The original roof was not properly designed and built, so I had a lot of damage due to wind and the snow from the last couple of winters. The other days of the week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday) I spend a lot of time on the computer editing and printing photos (and sleeping in, of course). I did spend one day (Tuesday, I think) with my three-and-a-half-year-old granddaughter, Jaden. She entertained herself quite well with some marker pens and an old packet of dollar-store inkjet photo paper (which doesn't give me the print quality I prefer, so that is why I let her use it). She had fun with my cat Onslo and "playing" my piano. After all that fun, however, we went outside in the sunshine and she had fun jumping on my trampoline. When she arrived, she informed her mom and me that she was staying until tomorrow. But after about six hours she decided to go home after all. Mom had to come pick her up because I didn't have a car seat for her. I was actually relieved not to have to make the trip (even though it's just a few miles), because it was early evening and I was feeling tired (not having the energy I had when I was younger). Oh the joys of being a grandparent! You get to have all the fun with the kids and then send them home. When mom arrived to pick her up, she also had one of the family dogs with her (Shady Lee). Their dogs are almost grandchildren too, so I had to get a pic of her before they left. It took a few shots to finally get a good one, but finally got it.

My weekends are spent with my boyfriend, John. He is gigging with an additional band now. Saturday night was their first gig together. The gig was at the Red Rooster Pub in Skaneateles Falls. The band is an acoustic instruments band (two guitar players, a bass player, and a mandolin player). John is probably the main singer, although another guy in the band also sings a few songs. The gig was also in remembrance of a friend and member of the band who passed away recently. After the gig was over, John and I went to Doug's Fish Fry in Skaneateles for dinner. Then we drove back to Auburn and spent several hours at the Bunkhouse (home of our friends Dave and Sheila). The guys jammed and we girls sang some harmony and had fun with some percussion toys (spoons, tambourine, an old cheese and veggie grater). It was a fun evening. Jasper was a big source of entertainment as well. He is smart, fast, and seemingly tireless as well as being extremely gentle and friendly (one of the nicest dogs I've ever seen). He kept playing with all of his toys...bringing them to someone to throw for him to fetch or to play tug of war with.