The Story Of Us

Before we get into today's post I just wanted to address some of the comments in the last post. Many of you noticed that D was no longer wearing a patch.. yes.. the patch is gone. Some of his vision is also slowly returning. It is a slow process but the doctor is hopeful. He still has considerable scarring but we are using a new drop and it is supposed to help with that.. all you prayers and helping so much and we are forever grateful.  Also thank you for all the comments on the 75 cake.. no I did not make it. It was made my a local small business called Spread the Frosting .  1. What is your favorite color?  Red 2. What is your favorite toy/game? Bowling 3. What is your favorite fruit?  Blueberries  4. What is your favorite food?  Burgers 5. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?  Cookie Dough 6. What is your favorite tv show? White Collar 7. Favorite Movie? Ouija  8. What is your favorite animal?  Gorilla  9. What is your favorite son...

How is everyone doing? Hope summer or winter is treating you well.. we have been busy here. As I mentioned a few weeks ago we had a lot to celebrate in the end of June and we started with my FIL's 75th surprise birthday party.  Our first guest arrived on the morning of the 20th and our last guest left on the morning on the 24th. We had a total of 14 people in the house.. including us. The trickiest part was keeping it all a secret. Thankfully M has a cousin who lives in New Jersey who hosted a sleepover for my in laws to keep them out of the house.  We had a lot of fun.. it was also a lot of cooking and cleaning but so many laughs..  The party favors for all in attendance. a thank you bag for all the out of towners a birthday gazette to honor the birthday boys birth year.. 1950. a birthday banner created by all his children and grands.  and a photo display celebrating him through the years. I don't like to post photos of others without their consent so I will be a li...