Happy Birthday to my Husband

August 12, 2014 - Rainy

Today we celebrate my husband's 88th birthday.  He got up early and drove to Elmira to meet his retired buddies from Schweitzer's Aircraft for their monthly breakfast meeting then stopped by his daughter's house to chat with them, came home, changed his clothes and has gone to a friends house to help him finish enclosing his garage.  Does that sound like a typical day for a gentleman that is turning 88 years of age?  Probably not.  He isn't a typical  man of his age and that is one of the many reasons that we have such a delightful life together.

We now have been married a little over five years and that is after each of us spent many loving years of taking care of our deceased spouses.  We have certainly enjoyed these five years and plan on enjoying the rest of the years that the good Lord has left for us.

It seems like this summer has been extremely busy for us.  Lou has wanted to find a car for us to pull behind our motor home and not pull our new car and he finally found one in Jersey Shore.  It is a Saturn and this one was all set up to be pulled, as it had been pulled by its previous owner.  He purchased it and we drove it home and spent a whole day cleaning, polishing and getting it ready to go.  He is pretty happy with the final results.

Lou and his Saturn

We finally got our pump repaired int he motor home and got that back into the barn until our next muster in September, so I started cleaning the garage.  What a job that is going to be, with my shoulder and neck, I work a little every day.  Decided to do a good job, cleaning out all of the drawers and shelves; therefore, I have gotten rid of a lot of "stuff".  Krista and Michelle helped me do the loft early in the summer.

Lou and I have tried for two years to get someone to help us repair our little barn and build new steps on our porch, no luck, so on Monday Lou got a friend's truck and we purchased the lumber and we are going to try to do it ourselves.  I guess it is good that everyone has lots of work and there is no unemployment in our area!!  Little Matthew needs to grow up quickly, his sister has been a great help to me this summer.

Last night we went to Shawn and Maegan's to celebrate Ula's first birthday.  She is almost walking.  She stands and will take steps with assistance, so close.  When school starts, she will be home alone with Mommy, will be a change for her.  All of the kids are excited to start school, but Wyatt seemed to be the most excited, he wished we were at his house so he could show us his back pack and lunch box.  Those were great times!!

Tonight, we have reservations for dinner at the Steak House to celebrate Lou's birthday, and Lew and Joanne Niles are going to have dinner with us and we will also celebrate their anniversary.  This is a surprise to Lou, as he never wants to do anything special, but I know he will enjoy this special evening with these dear friends.