This past Saturday I turned 53. I am the oldest living cousin on 1 side of my family, the oldest cousin by birth on another side of my family & I get to be one of the younger ones on yet another side of my family! Yes I count 3 sides! On my mother's side, I was always the 2nd oldest, but the oldest cousin passed away in a car accident in 1990, which left me as the oldest living cousin. There originally were 8 of us cousins on that side, but 2 are now deceased. On my natural dad's side - he was the oldest of 6 siblings & I am the oldest of the cousins there by about 3 months. I might have my numbers wrong since I didn't grow up with this side of the family, but I believe there are 13 or maybe 14 of us cousins there. And we range from my age down to my kids ages. On my step-dad's side, he was the 3rd or 4th of 8 siblings. One brother never had children. I think I was right about in the middle age-wise here since some of the cousins were nearly grown if not already grown when I came into the family & some are younger than my 3 younger siblings.
Cessna Aircraft - where my son recently started working, was having a celebration of 85 years in business & as part of the celebration, you could tour the facility. We didn't get through all of it, but we did look over a lot of things! I know my dh & my son both loved looking at the actual framework of the aircraft that were being built & they are talking about maybe seeing if a tour could be arranged during work hours. I loved seeing the completed interiors & seeing where my son is working! My son's gf I. I believe liked the same things. It was a pretty hot day out & with a fair amount of walking outdoors between the buildings, I am glad I decided to wear a shirt with sleeves to my elbows, even though that made me feel hotter, it protected the skin of my arms that had been sunburned recently.
After we finished there, we tried to decide on a place to eat that suited everyone. We finally decided on Genghis Grill. It was a nice lunch there with us all having our own personalized stir-fry lunch. My son did have an issue with hisTazzleberry Bluetazzle Tea that resulted in us changing to a different table! And since someone mentioned the fact that it was my birthday within earshot of the server, I ended up with my meal being free! Which was a help to my son & I. with him just getting his 1st paycheck from his new job.
After we got home Saturday evening, D. was working on a Chevy Impala doing some repairs/maintenance work before turning it over to our son who is buying it. I knew he was wanting to get this work done that night since Sunday would be spent preparing for a trip that he is leaving on today for his local union. So when I got a message from our oldest daughter asking if we had eaten yet or would like to come to dinner, I told her what he was doing. So then was asked what about Sunday - so we decided on Sunday. But they forgot to tell me the time! So I found out what time about 30 minutes before we were supposed to be there. In the meantime, our daughter, 2 of her daughters & a friend of the oldest of her daughters were making me a cake. No one hardly ever makes me a cake & haven't since I was about 12 years old. I think this might be about the 5th cake or so that I have had - at least that I remember. I could be wrong though since I know my kids made some while they were growing up. Anyway, they didn't want to call me to give away the surprise, so they were trying to figure out what the problem was of the 1st cake falling apart on them as they tried to decorate a cake where they were cutting the layers & rearranging them into the shape of a butterfly. They finally gave up & made a 2nd cake. Somewhere in there, 1 of the granddaughters pops up with - put it in the freezer, that's what Grandma does! So they froze it for just a bit, which seemed to help with their issues. I don't remember where I first learned about it, but I always make my cakes, then freeze the layers before putting them together. It helps to stop issues with crumbs, etc. I did hear some comments about being sorry it wasn't like the cakes I make, but I tried to reassure the kids that I never expect anyone to make me a cake like the ones I make. I do it as a hobby & because I want to make something special for someone. I have even told some that it is my gift to them & I don't buy another gift for them. I try to make sure my kids & now my grandkids know that not everyone gets a special cake like they do. That some people just get a cake that is iced, no special decorating, so they are getting something special. I don't want them to think anything else is less than what they should have! I hope that makes sense!
After we had cake, then we played monopoly! I remember playing monopoly as a kid at holidays with family, in particular. Then I played monopoly with my kids. Now I play it with my grandkids. I think I might have started teaching them at about 4-5 years old. Our games can become very competitive! And it has become something we do at almost every gathering! I even collect monopoly games, so we can play a variety! I was the 1st one out of the game last night!
Have fun & Happy Crafting until the next time!
Cessna Aircraft - where my son recently started working, was having a celebration of 85 years in business & as part of the celebration, you could tour the facility. We didn't get through all of it, but we did look over a lot of things! I know my dh & my son both loved looking at the actual framework of the aircraft that were being built & they are talking about maybe seeing if a tour could be arranged during work hours. I loved seeing the completed interiors & seeing where my son is working! My son's gf I. I believe liked the same things. It was a pretty hot day out & with a fair amount of walking outdoors between the buildings, I am glad I decided to wear a shirt with sleeves to my elbows, even though that made me feel hotter, it protected the skin of my arms that had been sunburned recently.
After we finished there, we tried to decide on a place to eat that suited everyone. We finally decided on Genghis Grill. It was a nice lunch there with us all having our own personalized stir-fry lunch. My son did have an issue with his
After we got home Saturday evening, D. was working on a Chevy Impala doing some repairs/maintenance work before turning it over to our son who is buying it. I knew he was wanting to get this work done that night since Sunday would be spent preparing for a trip that he is leaving on today for his local union. So when I got a message from our oldest daughter asking if we had eaten yet or would like to come to dinner, I told her what he was doing. So then was asked what about Sunday - so we decided on Sunday. But they forgot to tell me the time! So I found out what time about 30 minutes before we were supposed to be there. In the meantime, our daughter, 2 of her daughters & a friend of the oldest of her daughters were making me a cake. No one hardly ever makes me a cake & haven't since I was about 12 years old. I think this might be about the 5th cake or so that I have had - at least that I remember. I could be wrong though since I know my kids made some while they were growing up. Anyway, they didn't want to call me to give away the surprise, so they were trying to figure out what the problem was of the 1st cake falling apart on them as they tried to decorate a cake where they were cutting the layers & rearranging them into the shape of a butterfly. They finally gave up & made a 2nd cake. Somewhere in there, 1 of the granddaughters pops up with - put it in the freezer, that's what Grandma does! So they froze it for just a bit, which seemed to help with their issues. I don't remember where I first learned about it, but I always make my cakes, then freeze the layers before putting them together. It helps to stop issues with crumbs, etc. I did hear some comments about being sorry it wasn't like the cakes I make, but I tried to reassure the kids that I never expect anyone to make me a cake like the ones I make. I do it as a hobby & because I want to make something special for someone. I have even told some that it is my gift to them & I don't buy another gift for them. I try to make sure my kids & now my grandkids know that not everyone gets a special cake like they do. That some people just get a cake that is iced, no special decorating, so they are getting something special. I don't want them to think anything else is less than what they should have! I hope that makes sense!
After we had cake, then we played monopoly! I remember playing monopoly as a kid at holidays with family, in particular. Then I played monopoly with my kids. Now I play it with my grandkids. I think I might have started teaching them at about 4-5 years old. Our games can become very competitive! And it has become something we do at almost every gathering! I even collect monopoly games, so we can play a variety! I was the 1st one out of the game last night!
Have fun & Happy Crafting until the next time!
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