Greg becomes a bank!

The only exciting thing that has happened this last week
was that Gregory decided he wanted to become a bank, by
swallowing a quarter! It happened yesterday while Katy was at
work. Mary decided to go to work with Katy so she could use
the wireless Internet at the book store. Greg was upstairs playing
a game on Katy's TV, or so I thought, when he came down
choking and told me he had swallowed a quarter. Being the
GREAT Grandmother that I am, I called 911! The paramedics
came and took his blood pressure and oxygen levels, he was
talking and breathing just fine. Then the ambulance shows up,
but Katy got there and took him into the after hours clinic.
After x-rays showed that it is in his stomach, the Dr. said that
it should pass through in a few days. If you remember it happened
when he was about 2 1/2 years old, that's how we ended up with
the bird, HURLEY, we rescued it from the hospital parking lot.
At least this time I didn't end up with an extra animal!

Christopher's Graduation

This last week has been a real emotional rollercoaster. Mary's open house was June 1st. Then on the 5th of June we left after Mary got out of school to drive to Chicago for Christopher's Graduation from Navy boot camp. Jessica flew in from Connectiuct to Midway and took a taxi to our hotel (44 miles north). We got up at 5:30 Friday morning to be at the base by 6:45am. We drove onto the base and had to go through security, asked everyone for ID and had 2 dogs sniffing all of the cars. Luckily we weren't first in line, those cars had to go through a real search, everyone out of their cars, everything out of their cars, hood up, trunks searched. After we parked we had to go through another security to make sure we were on Chris's list of people that could attend. Then it was into the building and finding Christoper's division. Of course it was all the way on the far side of the building. It was amazing to watch the recuits come into the hall. Christopher's Division was the first ones through. I didn't think that I would be able to pick him out of everyone, but there he was third row over, second from the back. Chris had to report to his new station at 12:30pm. (Accros the street) He did have leave from 3:00pm Friday until 9:00pm Sunday. We took him out for a couple of good meals and shopping. Then we were able to drive him back onto base and see where he will be living for the next 83 days. Then it was time to leave so we could get back for Mary's Graduation on Sunday June 8th at 2:00pm.

Mary's Open House

We had Mary's Open House on June 1st., her 18th birthday! She had decided last year that she wanted on her birthday. The weather was wonderful and we had a great crowd of family and friends come to wish her well.

New roof

Larry has been trying to get a new roof on the barn most of the spring. He suits up in a harness and climbs up through the ventilator onto the roof. He has been working both side (front & back) at the same time. Lately it seem that every time he gets up there the wind starts blowing and he has to get back down. He only has a few pieces of steel to put up, if only the wind will quiet down!