EIGHT...TOO MANY FOR ONE FAMILY!

Count them...
that's right...
EIGHT!

EIGHT
kids
in
one
family
seems
like
too
many!

Too many personalities
to keep straight,
to keep happy,
to keep busy,
to keep evolving,
to keep judging,
to keep forgiving,
to keep blaming,
to keep liking,
to keep wondering
why my parents
chose to have sooooooooo many???

But who would I leave out?
You decide!

Every Nook & Cranny

(Photo By Lisa (Allen) Kennard) Ray at Ossipee Lake

Ray and I spent a wonderfully lazy day
touring the Ossipee area like a couple of tourists.
The difference...
Ray has memories
in every nook, cranny, and cemetery.

Gazing at headstone names
of parents, grandparents and
great grandmother aged 103!

Walking down memory lane
with his childhood friend, Burtie,
as he sits on a smooth granite bench
at the base of his headstone.

Giving a little boy some potato chips
to throw to two friendly ducks
that run away each time
little feet get too close...
...but run back for crumpled, salty chips.

Lunching and soaking up the sun
at White Lake, while the beauty
of God's creation lays in the
mountain vista before us...
...Mt. Chocorua...

Climbing a mile up and a mile back
on Mt. Chocorua's trail,
going slower than usual
as Ray picks his way
and favors one knee...
...recalling five decades
of hightailing it up and down with ease.

Today, husband and wife enjoyed a day
in Ossipee, NH like a couple of tourist,
but the man knows each tree and brook
like a road map in his heart.

Every nook, every cranny, every cemetery
holds a memory...

Way Too Busy for Weekdays

There's no better motivator than an upcoming event.

 

For me, the event is hosting my

30th Class Reunion.

I have a class of approximately 32...

a small class in yesteryear

compared to current classes of

one to two hundred.

 

But quantity doesn't mean quality!

 

Whether ONE or 32 classmates come to my house,

I'm doing chores.

Some chores I've been putting off for years.

Some chores I've been doing for years.

Some chores I like; some I loathe,

but all chores must be done

and check off my 'to-do' list.

 

I am way too busy for weekdays.

I expect to be busy on weekends,

but during the week I usually watch

television to relax.

Not so in the past two weeks.

Not so easy to be so busy!

 

A few days time will tell if all my efforts

were worth the calorie-burn,

were worth the time consumed,

were worth the money spent,

and if my guests will even notice.

 

I am way too busy for weekdays lately,

but come Monday,

my event will have passed

and once again,

I'll watch television to relax,

but will do so in my wonderfully

clean house!