Christmas is always a wonderful time of year for us. The kids and grand kids were here and we had a very special time together. The grand kids are now 12, 13 and 15. An interesting age for sure. The oldest was receiving and sending texts every five minutes with the girlfriend!! Helloooo...I wasn't ready for that! He is looking forward to getting his drivers license in a few months. The two younger boys were improving their driving skills on the riding mower. I found donut tracks out in the barn driveway so I guess the plan was...drive slow and easy as we go past the house then go crazy up at the barn!
Ron did some photo darkroom work with the oldest grandson. His interest in cameras and developing film is a delight to Ron who was so interested in photography at his age. They used an old view camera. Of course, the new digital equipment is much faster and no worries about how much film is used but the old way has an appeal too. How things have changed in our lifetime!
The kids also used the wood shop to make a snack table and bench. They were very careful and used lots of Great Grandpa's hand tools. If any power tool was needed they came to get an adult. It made me happy to see them having so much fun in the shop.
We did a lot of cooking. Waffles were a favorite for breakfast and we made them several times. Christmas dinner was roast beef and mashed potatoes with all the trimmings. We cooked such a huge kettle of mashed potatoes and had very little left over. Made some more the next day! I love to see them eat. We played games and Wii. It was a special family time.
Everyone has gone home now and I am not going to cook for a while!
Ron did some photo darkroom work with the oldest grandson. His interest in cameras and developing film is a delight to Ron who was so interested in photography at his age. They used an old view camera. Of course, the new digital equipment is much faster and no worries about how much film is used but the old way has an appeal too. How things have changed in our lifetime!
The kids also used the wood shop to make a snack table and bench. They were very careful and used lots of Great Grandpa's hand tools. If any power tool was needed they came to get an adult. It made me happy to see them having so much fun in the shop.
We did a lot of cooking. Waffles were a favorite for breakfast and we made them several times. Christmas dinner was roast beef and mashed potatoes with all the trimmings. We cooked such a huge kettle of mashed potatoes and had very little left over. Made some more the next day! I love to see them eat. We played games and Wii. It was a special family time.
Everyone has gone home now and I am not going to cook for a while!
