Today is great-granddaughter Myla’s official 1st birthday (even though the celebration was Saturday). Your Mom provided the nostalgia. Nana (Myla’s namesake after Lyla) made lots of clothes for our Grasshoppers. Grasshopper No.1 and No.2 were the recipients of lots of “little garments” made from old dresses and coats. Your Mom selected two small coats (that should fit Myla for a year or two) along with matching bonnets and gave them as a birthday gift. A few new ribbons were added. If I’m counting correctly, 5 generations of girls are involved. Special, special.
We got a few inches of rain on Sunday and Monday. Appleton ended up with just over 2 inches. My old “stomping ground”, Ripon, got over 7 inches of rain. Hopefully the cookies and wafers aren’t soggy.
I finished one of my “bucket list” house projects. We bought our house with a battery activated sump pump safety system. The battery system has never worked probably because when we moved in, the house was 7 years old and nobody ever checked it. I found a plumber friend who offered to replace required parts and activate my “backup”. Alas, now I can sleep at night.
All the plant and tree life is in full bloom. The tree in our front yard is “eating” our street light and bushes in the yard are full of birds nests and angry mother birds. Ain’t Spring great.
Have a great week!
Love,
Dad