Monday night – memory lane

Greetings from my folks house in Sherborn, Ma.. I deceided to come down here this morning because my bay seeeeeester and her family were about to go back to Mpls. . She’d been grounded here for the last 5 weeks (!) They were in town visiting my folks when her water appeared to have broken during the 30th week of her pregnancy. She ended up spending the last 5 weeks in the hospital just laying down.. while her husband John and their two kids Ellery and Jake hung out at my folks.. It has been quite an adventure. Last week , Mary got a lean bill of health.. and is able to travel back to Minnisota to do the rest of her pregancy. I didn’t want to miss her..

So.. I worked at home this morning.. and about midday started the drive down to boston. I had to stp for two conference calls in bad cell coverage.. but other than that was able to work more than a full day.. and still make it down here in time for dinner. A nice suprise on top of that was . About an hour out of Bostonn Max called to tell me that he and Emma had decided to come in from NYC for the day. They had a few days off from school and felt like explorign so they ended up here. We made a plan to meet in the West natick train station.. He got there 5 min before I did.. it couldn’t have worked out better if we’d planned it..

My folks, and mary and John wee so suprised ot see Max.. it was great.. We had a wonderful night.. eating and drinking and joking as my family always does…

It was great sing Ellery and Jake !

And they all loved seeing Max and Emma.

We had a big take out Chineses feast… which relaly hit the spot

Ther ewas one fly in the ointment though.. actuly .. it was a roach in the Sake.. We were using a Sake set that my folks had never used.. as we poured the last glas.. out popped a very old an dessicated texas styel roach.. must have been in there sonce their move from Texas…. ewwwwwwwwwwwwww I drank some of that !!!

After dinner I started look at some of the toys that my neice and newphew were playing wiht.. some of them had been mine nearly 50 years ago !.. Like this handsome couple.. I don’t remmebr them.. but my mother swears I loved them.. which must explain my deep psychological scars 🙂

My mom also brought out the sacred box of toy trcucks. This one has always been one of my favorites.. it must be 50 years old !

And my first 2 hot wheel cars !

I even thumbed through soem picture books of mine. Il always loved this one.. Marina. the trained seal.. This picture always scared the hell out of me.. !