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Twins Birthday ~ Waco!

On Monday of our Twins’ birthday long weekend celebrations seven of us piled in two vehicles and drove south to Waco. I was the driver of the ‘sisters’ car. The other car had Leonard as the driver with Greg and our niece Michelle.

Both Leonard and Lana were with us on this trip and they both told us we had to stop at Czech Stop for Kolaches on our way to Waco.

We were all so glad we stopped. I was amazed at the variety of baked goods, something I haven’t seen in a long time, and the prices were so good compared to bakeries I’ve been in lately.

I chose the cream cheese apricot kolache. It met all my expectations.

My brother expertly navigated us to the Silos, the Magnolia property. We found good parking on the street. As we walked the one block to the first building we heard my name called out and amazingly met up with Ken, Heidi and Nikki as they arrived the same time we did from a different part of the Dallas suburbs.

We’ve been the best of friends since the early 70’s!

Let the shopping commence…

Some of us found more to buy than others of us.

 

 

That Sweet Tea was a must and a lifesaver on this hot day. I bought the Mason-Dixon, half sweet and half not. 🙂

On the way back to our cars we stopped at the Magnolia Bakery to buy some baked goods.

Before we got back on the highway we met each other for an afternoon meal at Milo. The restaurant served us well.

Our cars switched around passengers so that we each could go to our prospective lodgings for the night.

Greg and I spent our last night in Steve and Lana’s guest suite and headed out for the airport on Tuesday morning for our flight home. We were able to drop our sister Vera at the airport, too, since our flights were close together but going to different parts of the USA. No delays and we made it all the way home after our hopper from Seattle to Spokane and 70 mile drive up to Colville.

Thank you, LORD, for an amazing time in Texas with so many of our loved ones. We do not take it for granted that we can gather and enjoy each other and encourage each other in our Faith. Thanks be to God for his goodness to us through thick and thin.

End of May Five!

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This is the last Friday in May and the beginning of the Memorial Day Weekend in the U.S.A. Monday is the day set aside as Memorial Day. We honor those men and women who have made the greatest sacrifice for our country. I will have more to say about that on Monday. Here are my Five on Friday for Amy’s meme and Friday’s Fave Five for Susanne’s meme.

1. Our old walkway out the front door of this old house was deteriorating so Dear broke it out with a sledgehammer and replaced it with pavers, making the path wider. We still have an edging to do and when all the phases of this project are done I’ll share the full before and after. I thank God for my hard working husband who has do it yourself talent.

2. A new pair of lamps in the living room of our house has helped to bring things up to date in that room. I bought the lamps at Homegoods for a very good price. We are enjoying the fresh look. I thank God for the little things in life.

3. A new wreath in a perfect spot that our son and daughter in love bought me for Mother’s Day. We share enjoyment of Chip and Joanna’s show Fixer Upper and this wreath came all the way from their store called Magnolia. Fun. I thank God for the thoughtfulness of our children.

4. My dear old pop turned 93 on May 25th. The photo is of him blowing out the candle on his Cherry Pie. Cherry Pie is his favorite. I thank God for my dear Pop who loves Jesus and who prays for us every night.

5. A new Traeger Grill for my Dear as an early Father’s Day gift. He’s been eyeing these for a while and when I was in Costco this week they had a display of them so we took the plunge and bought one. I thank God for my Dear who is a good father to his children and enjoys cooking.

Next Friday I will be traveling to Southern California to spend some time with my extended family. I’ll get to see my dear old pop in person. Hopefully I’ll be able to take him out for his favorite breakfast at Denny’s. He likes sunny side up eggs, hash browns, sausage, white toast and coffee. He’s a cheap date! Hope you all have a good weekend and for those of you who live in the U.S.A. hope you have a meaningful Memorial Day with some thoughts about all we’ve been given because of those who sacrificed for us.

Blessings!