It’s our 47th anniversary today! I haven’t planned anything special, partly because it’s Sunday, and partly because I couldn’t think of anything special to do. We have so much freedom, we can do whatever we want to do, whenever we want. Besides, our big 50th is coming up in just three years. We’ll probably host a party of some sort. I used to think anybody celebrating a 50th anniversary was really really old, but as Grandma Allen always said, “everything looks different when you get there.”
Yesterday I was digging in the backyard (Yes, I can do that now!) and the cats were milling around me. Harley, the Siberian Husky, was romping around in his yard next door. Scout and Sonia think that’s their territory, so they started giving him the evil eye. He came up to the fence and looked them over very carefully. Then Sonia walked right up to him and they touched noses through the fence. Go, Sonia! I had no idea she was so brave. Then, when Harley jumped back and barked, Sonia freaked out and ran for the house. I’m not so worried about Harley now. I don’t think he wants to eat them. I think he just wants friends.
It’s been raining every day this week, with hail and thunder sometimes, but it’s supposed to dry out starting tomorrow. The lawns here are so green you’d think we were in the east. The hills are so green, it looks like Europe. I want to fling out my arms like Julie Andrews in “The Sound of Music,” and whirl around and sing “The hills are alive . . . . “ In a perfect world, the hills would be green all the time, with no rain.
Fathers Day is only two weeks away, and I have an idea for a present for Dad, if you want to go in on something. He needs a new tablet, bigger than what he has now. Mine is 8" diagonally, which isn’t gigantic, but bigger than his. I showed him how big you can make the fonts, and still have a lot to read on each page. He definitely wants to upgrade! So let me know if you want to go in on the tablet. I’m sure he’ll love it. By the way, thanks to all of you who came to his (and Dallin’s) party last Monday. He said it was the best party he’s ever had! Thanks for the wonderful gifts you gave him! I’m helping him eat all his candy.
I love you all! Mom
