July...A month with a birthday and other interesting events

On July 8th, Joe turned 54. He and Lisa are now the same age, for at least a couple of months. Kristin had a great idea and that was to surprise Joe with a small family party. We were very successful, with Joe having no clue as he came up the stairs and was greeted by Bob, Sara and Carrie.

We have also had the grandkids for some additional time as Michelle and Kevin have had to spend extra time at work. This has been fun and also hectic as Hannah has begun to walk. She is a little bit of a wild child and much fun. Madison has been handling the changes of attending a different school environment (summer school), and her Mom's extended absence with some difficulty. She struggles when first arriving at school but then enjoys the day after Lisa leaves. She has begun testing "Mormor" and "Mormor", the softy, struggles with reprimands. Michelle has returned so things should get back to normal soon.

Lisa just got a new cell phone and with a 2G memory card inserted in the phone, is gleefully taking as many short videos of the grandkids as she can. The camera is only a 2 megapixel so the quality is not the greatest but still lots of fun.

Until next time.