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Nana and Grandpa visit

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For the first time since 2017 Mom and Dad came to visit. We had perfect weather and had lots of fun doing all my favorite things. 

When they showed up Monday eve first thing we did was take a tour through the whole house.  Commenting in each room how many pieces my parents had driven down from Nova Scotia each year or had helped build.  This side table, these nightstands, this loon, this art, this frame, this toy box, this stool, this treasure chest, this whole entire dining room table (that came down on the roof of a Corolla) this Barbie table, this doll bed, the basketball net, the framing in the basement, the storage room shelves, the hanging kayaks.  Every single room had been touched by them.  And over the three decades I have been gone an enormous amount of gifts have traveled my way... 

Lunch at Sasool - my favorite!
Home Depot of course for house projects. 
Sushi at the top of the dump.  A favorite!
A bluegrass concert across from my work. 
Amending the soil in the girls' garden.  It was trash according to Grandpa so 60 pounds of peat moss, four bags of cow manure, two bags of soil and one bag of fertilizer later they should be in business.  Grandpa also built a counter and shelf around the BBQ. 
Baking a cake and practicing fractions. 
Taye came home and cooked his famous tacos for us.  Yum!
Taye told us funny work stories.  He's such a cool guy. 
Jaxon came home too. 
Great week.  The weather was warm and sunny.  My parents loved it. 



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