My mom's dad, Oscar, was born in 1914. His great grandfather was the first to leave their little town in Germany when they were conscripting boys for the war against Russia... and was the first to settle in southern Illinois (Red Bud).
Mom grew up on the dairy farm with 7 siblings; there are a lot of us grandkids...and so far, 12 great-grandchildren. Quite a family legacy...
As you can see, he always got a collared shirt of some kind for Christmas (his birthday the day after Christmas too..) The photo says 1998, but that was actually around 2002 or so..
He was great at Scrabble. He had one of those boards where each letter tile had it's own little box to sit in.. and I think the board would even spin around to the next player.
It was good to see the whole family there this weekend - we'll see you at Thanksgiving,
Took this on Sunday afternoon on campus;
My aunt Carolyn took this at the church in Red Bud, IL, where my grandfather rests in peace.
This was from a week or two ago.. but just now processed it. She is pretending to read her "What Floats?" book :)
These last few days, I've been fighting allergy/sinus issues. Well, now I think it might be something more serious (having more symptoms...fever, dizzy, lungs and heart hurt, dehydrated and weak) I'm trying to stay in bed and drink more water.
He was great at Scrabble. He had one of those boards where each letter tile had it's own little box to sit in.. and I think the board would even spin around to the next player.
She can barely hold herself up, but she seems to like to bounce in this thing :) She needs a little help, of course.
skirt for the crib:
Friday night, we went to Foxhole's last(?) Bowling Green show (we know most of the guys in the band). Derek is heading to Austria, and Adam has already moved to Nashville...so it might be their last for quite a while.
We've even tried putting her in the bouncy chair/swing thing.. but she's not quite big enough yet :)
"Take me out to the wed-ding,
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