I was looking forward to this past weekend for a long time. Shelby and I were scheduled to fly up to Seattle to see my sister Janet and Mom last Thursday and would you believe that there was basically a blizzard in Denver (my connection) that caused the cancellation to SOME flights to Denver. I say SOME flights because mom was able to fly from Albuquerque to Denver then back out of Denver to Seattle the very same day. In fact, I was supposed to sit right next to her on the Denver to Seattle flight. You may be already confused, but basically, Shelby and I didn't get to Seattle until mid-afternoon on Friday. We lost an entire day of our short weekend fun. BUT we made our short time worthwhile and all of us had a fun and memorable time this past weekend. We didn't even have time to tour Seattle but we spent all of Saturday at Whidbey Island. The Navy has provided my sister a beautiful brand new home. Wow - they have come a long way since the old concrete block homes that they used to build. I don't think they even put carpet in the older base housing. She is one lucky gal to get such a great house. Shelby warmed up to mom and her auntie quickly. She still preferred to be in mommy's arms whenever she got away with it though. Grandma loved seeing how big Shelby has grown up since she last saw her when she was born. Grandma provided lots of entertainment for her granddaughter while sis and I decorated the house and just laughed and hung out. Mom and I tortured my sister and drug her to an antique shop and a thrift shop. She hated every minute of it and begged mom and I to leave. How can you hate shopping? I don't get it.
Anyway, Janet now has a refreshing new
look courtesy of her big sis. Do we look alike or what? Sorry sis - this is what you'll look like when you are 32. See what you have to look forward too. Actually, if we both age as good as mom and grandma have, we will be doing great.
Daddy and Harlan seemed to have a great time while we were gone. They were sure to kick the wild girls out of the house and clean up their party mess before we came home Sunday. It was SO NICE to come home to a clean house by the way. Thanks honey - I love you.
Daddy can write more about his weekend with Harlan later. I will post more recent pictures of the kids soon. Post your comments and let us know if you are staying update with the us.
