Weekend Recap on Monday...

We had a good weekend. It could have been more productive, but things got done that had to get done.

Joe worked hard in the garage, sorting his tools and choosing what he wants to keep, what to put in the garage sale and what our sons may want.  He has three or four of most everything. We brought his tools with us when we moved, then my dad died and Mom gave Joe the tools he had in their Florida place, then my grandpa died and Joe got all of those tools too. The garage has been well stocked for over 20 years.

I spent way too much time sorting through family history information that I obtained long before computers.  Back in the 70s I paid a couple of Genealogists to do research for me in other states.  Lots of handwritten and typewritten documents and letters. I scanned in those that I didn't want to lose, then filled a box to be shredded.  Over 250 pages scanned. It took a few hours.

The big trouble came when Joe uncovered a box full of slides (8 carousels!) that were mine from "my other life" back in the 1970s.  Most of them I didn't bother looking at....vacations with my ex-husband. But there were a bunch of family events and visits that I had to look at.  THEN...I tried taking a photo of the slide with a back-light.  It worked!!  I was so excited!  I saved a bunch that way!

 My sister, Patti's high school graduation and all three of our grandmas!

I've mentioned how blessed we were to grow up with three sets of grandparents, and that they got along, making holidays and special events so much nicer when we could all be together.  Well, here they are...Mom's mom, my sister, Dad's mom, and step-Grandma (who just died last year).

 I've mentioned that I love dogs too, even though we have cats now.  This was my collie, Sargeant Pepper.  Sarge was the sweetest 80-pound dog.  This photo is of us on a Lake Erie beach.  It was obviously very cold!!  I did grow up in Ohio!

A family photo, probably spring of 1971.

My brother, Randy, My mom and dad, me,

then front row - Tammy and Patti

I also found some relics that I had kept for years.  Special sweet things that made me smile.  My dad traveled a good bit for work when I was younger.  This is a postcard he sent to me.  I was four or five years old when I got this in the mail....just for me! His nickname for me was Towhead.

It says:  Hi Tow-head,  This looks so much like you I thought you had beat me down here (Clearwater, FL). Help mother take care of brother and don't let him bite you!  See you next week. Love Dad

Speaking of Dad, this is him with his plane. I think it is the one he took my mom up for a ride in, on their first date!

As you can see, this is just a few of the things I had to look at and make decisions about. Thank goodness for digital options these days!!  I scanned and photographed the day away!  Now...on to that dining room I've been neglecting.

Thanks for your visit!!  Happy Monday.  Peace & hugs.