Sometimes you can not improve on what is done, so if you want to know what is going on in our family lately go to www.hondorpnews.blogspot.com/
You will see lots of neat pictures and all of our grandkids and much more.
Have a wonderful summer.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Second half of 2009
Can you believe that the year of 2009 is half over? The month of June passed by without my input, and I can not think of anything special that occured, but it was a good month and filled with 4 kids birthday's, an anniversary, and a grandchild's 16th birthday.
Backing up a little, I went to SD twice in May. The second time I picked up Joel, Brenda, Emma and Sam on the 23rd of May and made the 875 miles to SD in one day, although it started a little later than we had planned!! I had set the alarm, but it did not go off, and Brenda called when I had planned on being at their house, so we started an hour later. We got off at 6 AM and the next few hours were just a bit noisy as we had a turtle car top carrier on the car, and with the straps going every which way, we ended up with noise that was very annoying. Needless to say it was irritating, and wore on all of us. Finally Brenda had an idea, and we removed one strap, and the noise was gone. That made the rest of the trip much better. We finally made it to Sioux Falls airport at 7 at night, and picked up Emily, had supper and finally made it to our destination. It was a long day, and we were all tired. Thankfully Emily stayed in good humor waiting 6 hours for us to show up at the SF airport.
We spent time visiting Mom, which she enjoyed so much. Brenda and Emily took lots of time to massage her back, arms and legs. We took her to Ken and Margie one morning, and also took her in her chair to Leisure Living (her former residence). She enjoys all the extra attention and activity. It was beautiful weather most days, so we sat outside on the patio also.
Joel was able to get in 2 games of golf at the Platte Golf course. Emma had a wonderful time playing with Cassidy, Ken and Margie's grand daughter. She is a year older, and Emma refers to her as the girl with the white hair. Cassidy is as blonde as Emma is dark. They were a cute combination, and had lots of fun together.
Emily stayed until Tuesday, and Margie and I took her to Sioux Falls. It was a quick trip with out shopping, although we did stop in Mitchell for some items and had lunch.
We left on Friday and drove home again in one day. When Emma got out of the car, she ran to her tricycle and rode around the van as fast as she could go, then she got on her bike, and did the same thing. We would have all felt better if we had joined her, but somebody had to unload the van!! I made it home about 11 PM. It was a great trip and the next time I saw Emma she said she wanted to go to SD again with Grandma.
We also enjoyed 2 nights at a Bed and Breakfast in Fennville, MI, the 2nd weekend of June, compliments of our kids ( a Christmas gift), and had a great time. We just spent the 2 days sitting by Lake Michigan in Saugatuck ( even rode the Duck) , South Haven and Holland and walking the piers in all 3 towns. Thankfully we had the weekend with good weather. The next weekend the lake shore received up to 8" of rain along with tornadoes and lots of wind.
I still take one day a week to take care of the local grandkids and that is always a fun day. One day that sticks out in my mind was the afternoon, when both Abe and Teddy had escaped outside while I sat outside with Emma and Sam. Emma went in to get a juice box, and while there, Abe wanted to come into the house, so she opened the door and let him in, with a live chipmunk in his mouth. When I walked in with Sam a couple of minutes later, Emma was standing in the kitchen with a live chippie in her hand. I was so surprised I said " Oh, Emma", and she dropped the critter. Then the chase began. I laid Sam in his crib, and made many futile attempts at catching it. I made one more try and had the chippie by the tip of his tail. I had him!! Just that quick it jerked and I was left with about 1/2" of a chippie tail in my hand, and the chippie was on the way down the basement. The opportunities for the chippie were much greater and he made the most of it, by running into Emma's room, then in the family room under 3 chairs that I turned over in the chase ( and then forgot to turn them right side up), and then he made a dive for the laundry room and behind the washer. Abe was with me the whole time, and kept catching the chippie, but would drop it every time I got close. He did make a great catch by the washer; and I heard Abe hit his head on the washer, but he caught the chippie. A few more attempts and I finally caught him and threw the chippie and cat out the back door. Emma had not left the scene for a minute and watched every move that was made. It was a crazy afternoon, and Brenda seemed to think it was quite funny!! Imagine that.
Last weekend we had a nice time with friends on Friday evening by taking our pontoon boat to Murray Lake and took a 3 hour boat ride, and supper on the boat. It was so beautiful out and fun to be with friends. We hope to take the boat out this holiday weekend again.
Have a wonderful 4th of July weekend, and stay safe.
Backing up a little, I went to SD twice in May. The second time I picked up Joel, Brenda, Emma and Sam on the 23rd of May and made the 875 miles to SD in one day, although it started a little later than we had planned!! I had set the alarm, but it did not go off, and Brenda called when I had planned on being at their house, so we started an hour later. We got off at 6 AM and the next few hours were just a bit noisy as we had a turtle car top carrier on the car, and with the straps going every which way, we ended up with noise that was very annoying. Needless to say it was irritating, and wore on all of us. Finally Brenda had an idea, and we removed one strap, and the noise was gone. That made the rest of the trip much better. We finally made it to Sioux Falls airport at 7 at night, and picked up Emily, had supper and finally made it to our destination. It was a long day, and we were all tired. Thankfully Emily stayed in good humor waiting 6 hours for us to show up at the SF airport.
We spent time visiting Mom, which she enjoyed so much. Brenda and Emily took lots of time to massage her back, arms and legs. We took her to Ken and Margie one morning, and also took her in her chair to Leisure Living (her former residence). She enjoys all the extra attention and activity. It was beautiful weather most days, so we sat outside on the patio also.
Joel was able to get in 2 games of golf at the Platte Golf course. Emma had a wonderful time playing with Cassidy, Ken and Margie's grand daughter. She is a year older, and Emma refers to her as the girl with the white hair. Cassidy is as blonde as Emma is dark. They were a cute combination, and had lots of fun together.
Emily stayed until Tuesday, and Margie and I took her to Sioux Falls. It was a quick trip with out shopping, although we did stop in Mitchell for some items and had lunch.
We left on Friday and drove home again in one day. When Emma got out of the car, she ran to her tricycle and rode around the van as fast as she could go, then she got on her bike, and did the same thing. We would have all felt better if we had joined her, but somebody had to unload the van!! I made it home about 11 PM. It was a great trip and the next time I saw Emma she said she wanted to go to SD again with Grandma.
We also enjoyed 2 nights at a Bed and Breakfast in Fennville, MI, the 2nd weekend of June, compliments of our kids ( a Christmas gift), and had a great time. We just spent the 2 days sitting by Lake Michigan in Saugatuck ( even rode the Duck) , South Haven and Holland and walking the piers in all 3 towns. Thankfully we had the weekend with good weather. The next weekend the lake shore received up to 8" of rain along with tornadoes and lots of wind.
I still take one day a week to take care of the local grandkids and that is always a fun day. One day that sticks out in my mind was the afternoon, when both Abe and Teddy had escaped outside while I sat outside with Emma and Sam. Emma went in to get a juice box, and while there, Abe wanted to come into the house, so she opened the door and let him in, with a live chipmunk in his mouth. When I walked in with Sam a couple of minutes later, Emma was standing in the kitchen with a live chippie in her hand. I was so surprised I said " Oh, Emma", and she dropped the critter. Then the chase began. I laid Sam in his crib, and made many futile attempts at catching it. I made one more try and had the chippie by the tip of his tail. I had him!! Just that quick it jerked and I was left with about 1/2" of a chippie tail in my hand, and the chippie was on the way down the basement. The opportunities for the chippie were much greater and he made the most of it, by running into Emma's room, then in the family room under 3 chairs that I turned over in the chase ( and then forgot to turn them right side up), and then he made a dive for the laundry room and behind the washer. Abe was with me the whole time, and kept catching the chippie, but would drop it every time I got close. He did make a great catch by the washer; and I heard Abe hit his head on the washer, but he caught the chippie. A few more attempts and I finally caught him and threw the chippie and cat out the back door. Emma had not left the scene for a minute and watched every move that was made. It was a crazy afternoon, and Brenda seemed to think it was quite funny!! Imagine that.
Last weekend we had a nice time with friends on Friday evening by taking our pontoon boat to Murray Lake and took a 3 hour boat ride, and supper on the boat. It was so beautiful out and fun to be with friends. We hope to take the boat out this holiday weekend again.
Have a wonderful 4th of July weekend, and stay safe.
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