I did not have to argue!

Cousin Annette's home canned peaches, um

Here it is, a beautiful jar of peaches.  I did not have to argue with Dave to see who would go down into the cellar where lizards liked to hang out.  It was kind of dark down there and there always was the chance that Mom would fine out what we were doing.  Of course years later we realized that she knew all along what her two youngest boys were up to.  Taking the front jar and then carefully moving the next one into its place did not fool Mom.  No, these peaches came from cousin Annette Malheim Kisser, who along with cousin Lenay and hubby Harlis we had lunch with yesterday.  Annette lives in the Twin Cities and Lenay and Harlis are living in Mesa AZ.  It was a great time of conversation and recalling family history.  The most important point I learned was that there is a history of angels in the family, that explains why I am such a nice guy!!!  Really it was just a trip back in our lives which I enjoyed.  I may not spell some of these correctly but we talked about Bennie, Evelyn, Sig, Virginia, Anfin, Henry, Carl, Viola, Grandma, Grandpa, Ronald, Janet, Robert, Marvin, Etta, Joyce, Gayle, Helen, Joan, Dave, Orville, Don and the list is never ending.  As we all know WAY back then, (50's) there was the little bike, kick the can, ante-i-over and more as we played under the yard light while adults looked at pictures, played cards and made conversation punctuated by much laughter. Of course there was talk of tragedy too with Robert's death, Ronald's death, Janet's death, Halvor's death, the burning of the farm and more.  Some of those things did not take place in the 50's for sure.  To sum it up, it was a fun time.  The last time I had seen Lenay and Annette was when Annette put together a reunion at Silver Lake near Rutland ND.  That was in 1992 so everyone had changed, for the better of course!
The beat goes on with the bathroom.  Progress but a bit slow.  We have figured out the mirror and now we need to purchase a vanity light as Terry wants it to be in the mirror high up.  We spent some time with a guy in Hudson WI Friday and he had the perfect things, Terry was so happy!
Today we will drive to Life Time Fitness in Eden Prairie where our tennis pro from Naples is in a tournament.  It will be fun to see him.
We continue to pray for friends Ben, Terry, Connie and Diane who are dealing with serious health issues.  Each day as we pray it reminds me to enjoy the day to the fullest.
I just took a sip of FP and saw the bottom of the cup, time to sign off.