Hi Team!
Today is the last full day I will be in "Brother's Town" for a while. My bro woke me up around 9 am with a run to a chimney fire. I got dressed as fast as I could and ran out to the squad just as my bro pulled it forward to the front door of the station, which was closer to where I was than the squad's "bay" which currently is just a covered car port. I jumped in and we raced away! We are in a rural area so sirens are not necessary unless approaching intersections and hazardous areas so we ran with just lights until we got to a busier road with a hairpin turn off one road and onto another. We were flying down the road when the word came... NO FIRE! Yay for the home owner. Bummer for me. Seriously, I am glad there was no danger, but I can't help but be disappointed that I still haven't gotten to observe a working fire.
We went to see Grandpa shortly after returning from that run. It was so good to see him. I think it has been about 10 years since I last saw him. At least 5 but the years all blend together after a while and I really couldn't say for sure. (guilt,guilt,guilt) Grandpa was sleeping when we arrived and we debated about waking him up or letting him sleep. Finally my bro and my sister and I agreed that if it was one of us, we would want to be awakened so we did wake him. Grandpa seemed very glad we did. I am amazed at how sharp he still is after such a long full life and a pretty serious stroke. He is still quick witted and thinks a lot. He was thrilled to talk shop with us. (once a fireman always a fireman!) I think it really did him some good to have someone talk fire with him. He kept posing all kinds of questions about water pressure in certain scenarios needed to get the wet stuff to the red stuff. My bro knows how to figure out the math and such to do it, but he is kind of rusty in the kinds of questions grandpa was asking. See, grandpa was a large city fireman. My bro is a small rural area firefighter. Grandpa was asking about multiple story buildings and my bro rarely sees anything other than a two story house. I think grandpa was enjoying making my bro think about it. It felt like grandpa was really wanting to bestow some great firefighting wisdom on my brother, to pass it down so to speak. He clearly is proud of my bro and talked about how much my brother knew about pump operations and the engine long before he ever became a fireman. He said usually that info is kind of a secret, learned on the job. It impressed the hell out of him how much my bro learned ahead of time. He enjoyed the pictures of my bro's personal fire engine and the stories of when we picked her up. He also enjoyed the pics of me playing with the fire hose and wanted to know how I held that hose on my own. My bro told grandpa that if he would like, he would try to arrange to come pick him up and take him out in his pumper. Grandpa seemed to really like that idea.
When I was a teenager and told grandpa what I wanted to do with my life, he was SO supportive... an old school fireman who was encouraging and excited that his granddaughter wanted to follow in his footsteps in the early 80's! I didn't know then how rare and amazing that was. I was appreciative at the time, but I wish I had known what a big deal it was then. He is the best grandpa a kid could ask for. I remember telling him of my dream back then and the excitement he showed. He told me it would be hard but he encouraged me anyway and after I told him he said, "Come on! Let's go see some of the guys." He took me to one of the fire stations and introduced me to some of the guys telling them why he brought me. He got them to encourage me too. After that I heard him on more than one occasion bragging that his granddaughter wanted to be a fireman. I know he won't be around when and if that ever comes to pass, but I hope he sees it just the same.
After seeing grandpa today, my bro and his family, Wendi's mother and my sister and niece and I all went to dinner. After dinner we took my sister and niece home while my bro's wife took the kids and her mother home. We were headed back to Station 6/Home when the real call came in. Structure fire. We wouldn't have been first due but had we been home we would have gone. We got back to the station as fast as we could and reported immediately to cover Station 4 which is where I am writing this from. Right now we are it for most of the district. This time it is a confirmed working fire and we have to be here! I'm sad again. I mean, covering a fire station to help protect the rest of the district is a very important job, but it is not where I WANT to be!!! I know this is typical life in the fire department, at least in this rural area. I'm glad to be here. But I sure want to go see the guys in action! Sigh!
Okay, I guess I should get to the accountability report. I have had right about two quarts of liquid today. Truthfully I haven't focused on it too much. Pete has been playing Tarzan so much today that I can't give you any kind of account of my steps and I can guarantee that I have not had enough sleep in the last 24 hours. I guess that makes me about 1 for three! Some days are just like that. =)
Well, we could be here a while but there is nothing else to report. I will wait to post this until I get back to my home town because I have to post day 106 first and I want to add some pictures before I do.
Stay safe.
Hotflash out.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
Report From Ladder Company 40 Day 105
Hi team.
Today was a very laid back kind of day. We hung out at the house/station today, hoping for a call that never came in. Good for the residents of this fire district, not so exciting for me. Though I could never claim not to have had a blast!
I gave my sister-in-law, Wendi, a set of the firefighter cookie cutters like the ones I bought myself. The 6 year old, Mark, wanted to make cookies, of course.
My sister-in-law’s mom is staying here too and she took the boys to see the Princess and the Frog movie. We kept little Belles here with us and I rocked her to sleep while chatting with my bro, reminiscing. Wendi took a much needed nap in a rare quiet moment in the house. She was sleeping my bro started to make the cookies with Mark and Joe, the three year old wanted to help too. I took a couple pictures of the boys making cookies! They were doing okay until it came time to roll the dough and cut the cookies out. My bro, having little to no experience decided to sweet talk Aunt Hotflash to help.
None of the plans we tried to make for the day worked out. My bro was trying to make arrangements for us to see our grandfather during my visit. He recently suffered a stroke and is still in a rehab facility. He will probably be moving into an assisted living facility soon along with grandma. Grandma is 95 I think and Grandpa isn’t far behind. Amazing since Grandpa was a fireman OLD SCHOOL style. Way back when eating smoke was standard and getting into SCBA gear was considered a waste of valuable time. Amazing he hasn’t been taken out by cancer! I for one am glad. If all goes well we will try to see him on the second of Jan.
My sister Nancy and her adult daughter Mandy want us to come see them. I am looking forward to seeing them but we are trying to coordinate seeing them with seeing grandpa since they don’t have transportation and would love to see grandpa too. At the same time, we are trying not to schedule too much of our time away from the station because if we do it will guarantee an amazing and important call will come in for Squad 6, and we won’t be here! If we hang out, it will remain quiet as far as calls go. SIGH
I guess I should get to the actual report part of this “report.” Pete logged just under 3,000 steps today for me. I realized at 3:40 that I had only had 16 oz of buttermilk to drink for the day and so I made a conscious effort to fix that. I can honestly say that I have had 2 quarts of tea and 12 oz of apple juice since then, so I am at about 2 ½ quarts of fluid in addition to the buttermilk. I also got enough sleep last night even though I stayed up until the roosters crowed. (not really, but almost!) I slept in until I felt like getting up.
We finished the night by watching Bones, Season 1 on DVD as we waited to ring in the new year. Oh, but that was after I let my brother talk me into trying to play Lego Star Wars on the game cube. That was FUN! I haven’t played video games with my brother since I was 13. That was on the old Atari system. If you’ve ever played the games from NAMCO Museum, DIG DUG, Pole Position, Galaga, PacMan, etc. those are the games we played back then, when they were new! I even had one that was a firefighting game! LAME-O graphics and not really an exciting game to play, but I did because I was just as nuts about all things firefighting back then as I am now! LOL
Well, it is time to wrap things up and get some sleep so we can start all over. I’m still hoping for some action with Squad 6. Hopefully something minor and not to traumatic for the people we go to help. But hopefully more than a ride with flashing lights!
Until next time, stay safe!
Hotflash out.
Today was a very laid back kind of day. We hung out at the house/station today, hoping for a call that never came in. Good for the residents of this fire district, not so exciting for me. Though I could never claim not to have had a blast!
I gave my sister-in-law, Wendi, a set of the firefighter cookie cutters like the ones I bought myself. The 6 year old, Mark, wanted to make cookies, of course.
My sister-in-law’s mom is staying here too and she took the boys to see the Princess and the Frog movie. We kept little Belles here with us and I rocked her to sleep while chatting with my bro, reminiscing. Wendi took a much needed nap in a rare quiet moment in the house. She was sleeping my bro started to make the cookies with Mark and Joe, the three year old wanted to help too. I took a couple pictures of the boys making cookies! They were doing okay until it came time to roll the dough and cut the cookies out. My bro, having little to no experience decided to sweet talk Aunt Hotflash to help.
None of the plans we tried to make for the day worked out. My bro was trying to make arrangements for us to see our grandfather during my visit. He recently suffered a stroke and is still in a rehab facility. He will probably be moving into an assisted living facility soon along with grandma. Grandma is 95 I think and Grandpa isn’t far behind. Amazing since Grandpa was a fireman OLD SCHOOL style. Way back when eating smoke was standard and getting into SCBA gear was considered a waste of valuable time. Amazing he hasn’t been taken out by cancer! I for one am glad. If all goes well we will try to see him on the second of Jan.
My sister Nancy and her adult daughter Mandy want us to come see them. I am looking forward to seeing them but we are trying to coordinate seeing them with seeing grandpa since they don’t have transportation and would love to see grandpa too. At the same time, we are trying not to schedule too much of our time away from the station because if we do it will guarantee an amazing and important call will come in for Squad 6, and we won’t be here! If we hang out, it will remain quiet as far as calls go. SIGH
I guess I should get to the actual report part of this “report.” Pete logged just under 3,000 steps today for me. I realized at 3:40 that I had only had 16 oz of buttermilk to drink for the day and so I made a conscious effort to fix that. I can honestly say that I have had 2 quarts of tea and 12 oz of apple juice since then, so I am at about 2 ½ quarts of fluid in addition to the buttermilk. I also got enough sleep last night even though I stayed up until the roosters crowed. (not really, but almost!) I slept in until I felt like getting up.
We finished the night by watching Bones, Season 1 on DVD as we waited to ring in the new year. Oh, but that was after I let my brother talk me into trying to play Lego Star Wars on the game cube. That was FUN! I haven’t played video games with my brother since I was 13. That was on the old Atari system. If you’ve ever played the games from NAMCO Museum, DIG DUG, Pole Position, Galaga, PacMan, etc. those are the games we played back then, when they were new! I even had one that was a firefighting game! LAME-O graphics and not really an exciting game to play, but I did because I was just as nuts about all things firefighting back then as I am now! LOL
Well, it is time to wrap things up and get some sleep so we can start all over. I’m still hoping for some action with Squad 6. Hopefully something minor and not to traumatic for the people we go to help. But hopefully more than a ride with flashing lights!
Until next time, stay safe!
Hotflash out.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Report From Ladder Company 40 Day 104
Hi Team!
I discovered that if my niece happens to be home when I want to use it, I can get limited internet access so here is a surprise post.
I did not sleep well last night, which is not surprisingly. I was too excited about getting to come to "Brother's Town" and I was switching from afternoon shift to morning shift. 4 hours was the most I got, but I awoke feeling ready to go, surprisingly. Any way that puts me down 1. I did drink 2 1/2 quarts today and Pete logged 9,987 steps between rounds of Tarzan today. At least I am 2 for 3!
Today has been somewhat of a disappointment nonetheless. I left work at 12:15 as scheduled to head to "Brother's Town". It is a three hour drive to my brother's fire station from home. At exactly 1 1/2 hours into the drive I received a call on my cell phone. It was my assistant. She informed me that I left my fire coat at work. As she told me that the realization hit that even worse than going to "Brother's Town" without my prized coat, when there is snow on the ground there, is the fact that my cash for the trip was in the inside left pocket. And I was too far into the trip to turn around. SIGH! Thankfully my assistant is awesome and very trustworthy so she agreed to take my coat with her when she was off shift and to bring it by my house so my husband can retain custody of it. NONI ROCKS! I love my staff! But the next disappointment came soon after. Wednesday night is drill night for "Brother's Town" Fire and Rescue and I was looking forward to it. I have pictures from the November Burn to Learn event that I wanted to share with a couple of the guys I met during that trip and I wanted to talk to someone about a donation I was offered by a Snapple representative for "Brother's Town" Fire and Rescue's rehab unit. Unfortunately, my sister-in-law had some errands to run and forgot it was drill night so she did not get back to the house before my brother had to leave for the meeting. I could not go because that left 1 year old Bella and 3 year old Joe and their older but not old enough brother John in need of supervision. SIGH again. I was planning to leave as soon as she arrived home and meet my brother at the station where drill is held but my sister in law got delayed further and did not arrive home until 8:20, drill was scheduled to be over at 9:00. And it takes a little while to drive there. So I didn't go at all. Sigh. I survived but I was disappointed. On the bright side though, my brother said it was another meeting night rather than drills and that it was more boring than usual. He said it was a good time to miss out.
And on another good note, we did get a run tonight. At around 11:15 pm we got called out on an alarm at a residence. We took off in the dark with lights, no siren because of the time, and headed for the call. Yay! A real call! Turns out it got cancelled before we arrived. A total BS call, which is actually good because nobody was hurt and nobody's property was damaged and we got to go for a drive with flashing lights. OK, kind of fun but kind of boring too. I want to watch the guys work. But I don't wish harm to anyone so I can live with this. Already it is more action than I usually see when I visit. LOL =)
Thanks for reading. You are all such a great support to me.
Stay safe!
Hotflash out.
I discovered that if my niece happens to be home when I want to use it, I can get limited internet access so here is a surprise post.
I did not sleep well last night, which is not surprisingly. I was too excited about getting to come to "Brother's Town" and I was switching from afternoon shift to morning shift. 4 hours was the most I got, but I awoke feeling ready to go, surprisingly. Any way that puts me down 1. I did drink 2 1/2 quarts today and Pete logged 9,987 steps between rounds of Tarzan today. At least I am 2 for 3!
Today has been somewhat of a disappointment nonetheless. I left work at 12:15 as scheduled to head to "Brother's Town". It is a three hour drive to my brother's fire station from home. At exactly 1 1/2 hours into the drive I received a call on my cell phone. It was my assistant. She informed me that I left my fire coat at work. As she told me that the realization hit that even worse than going to "Brother's Town" without my prized coat, when there is snow on the ground there, is the fact that my cash for the trip was in the inside left pocket. And I was too far into the trip to turn around. SIGH! Thankfully my assistant is awesome and very trustworthy so she agreed to take my coat with her when she was off shift and to bring it by my house so my husband can retain custody of it. NONI ROCKS! I love my staff! But the next disappointment came soon after. Wednesday night is drill night for "Brother's Town" Fire and Rescue and I was looking forward to it. I have pictures from the November Burn to Learn event that I wanted to share with a couple of the guys I met during that trip and I wanted to talk to someone about a donation I was offered by a Snapple representative for "Brother's Town" Fire and Rescue's rehab unit. Unfortunately, my sister-in-law had some errands to run and forgot it was drill night so she did not get back to the house before my brother had to leave for the meeting. I could not go because that left 1 year old Bella and 3 year old Joe and their older but not old enough brother John in need of supervision. SIGH again. I was planning to leave as soon as she arrived home and meet my brother at the station where drill is held but my sister in law got delayed further and did not arrive home until 8:20, drill was scheduled to be over at 9:00. And it takes a little while to drive there. So I didn't go at all. Sigh. I survived but I was disappointed. On the bright side though, my brother said it was another meeting night rather than drills and that it was more boring than usual. He said it was a good time to miss out.
And on another good note, we did get a run tonight. At around 11:15 pm we got called out on an alarm at a residence. We took off in the dark with lights, no siren because of the time, and headed for the call. Yay! A real call! Turns out it got cancelled before we arrived. A total BS call, which is actually good because nobody was hurt and nobody's property was damaged and we got to go for a drive with flashing lights. OK, kind of fun but kind of boring too. I want to watch the guys work. But I don't wish harm to anyone so I can live with this. Already it is more action than I usually see when I visit. LOL =)
Thanks for reading. You are all such a great support to me.
Stay safe!
Hotflash out.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Flashpointz 12/30 Do not read until 12/31 or 1/1 =)
Happy New Year!! (I know it isn't the first, but you know I'll be away from the computer then and I didn't want to miss out on saying it!!
Stay Safe!
Hotflash out.
Stay Safe!
Hotflash out.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Report From Ladder Company 40 -Day 103
Hi Team!
Short post tonight. It is 11 pm and I still have to pack a few more things. I leave right after work for Washougal tomorrow! YAY ME!!!!!!!!!!!!
Time to go play with my brother's family and play in the fire station =D
I drank 2 quarts of water and iced tea today. (Barely, I was too busy to stop and think about drinking) and I logged 12,103 steps with Pete after a really good night's sleep! YAY ME!!!! 3 for 3 =D
I'll be away from the computer until Sunday late or Monday. I promise to catch up the blog when I get back and share any adventures I might have. (Hopefully I WILL have some!)
Stay safe and I'll blog at you soon!
Hotflash out.
Short post tonight. It is 11 pm and I still have to pack a few more things. I leave right after work for Washougal tomorrow! YAY ME!!!!!!!!!!!!
Time to go play with my brother's family and play in the fire station =D
I drank 2 quarts of water and iced tea today. (Barely, I was too busy to stop and think about drinking) and I logged 12,103 steps with Pete after a really good night's sleep! YAY ME!!!! 3 for 3 =D
I'll be away from the computer until Sunday late or Monday. I promise to catch up the blog when I get back and share any adventures I might have. (Hopefully I WILL have some!)
Stay safe and I'll blog at you soon!
Hotflash out.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Report From Ladder Company 40 -Day 102
Hi Team!
As you may have noticed, I added the Jango jukebox to my page. This will allow you to listen to some music that I enjoy while you read my posts. The jukebox should appear to the left of the posts and I've noticed the whole thing doesn't show, but enough of it does that you can operate it. In the lower left corner are two buttons, the larger one pauses the music so you don't have to listen to it, if that is your preference. The smaller one is an arrow and you can use it to advance to the next song, clicking it multiple times as a means of scrolling through them. Just below the buttons it will show you the title of the song and the artist. Let me know what you think of this gadget. Do you like it? Do you hate it, or does it not matter one way or the other to you? It seems to always start with the same song, but there is a good variety of songs to choose from if you scroll through.
I don't have a lot to say today. I'm trying to get to bed soon but here is the daily report.
Pete logged 10,115 steps for me today. YAY ME! I drank no less than 3 quarts of herbal tea and water (YES plain WATER) today. And I got plenty of sleep last night. 3 for 3 YAY ME!
Also, in the last two days, 3 different people have commented that my chin is getting pointy! NOT ROUND, pointy! It is still pretty round but there is a definite difference from 102 days ago! It is so encouraging when people point out changes that they notice.
Thanks for reading and encouraging.
Stay safe!
Hotflash out.
As you may have noticed, I added the Jango jukebox to my page. This will allow you to listen to some music that I enjoy while you read my posts. The jukebox should appear to the left of the posts and I've noticed the whole thing doesn't show, but enough of it does that you can operate it. In the lower left corner are two buttons, the larger one pauses the music so you don't have to listen to it, if that is your preference. The smaller one is an arrow and you can use it to advance to the next song, clicking it multiple times as a means of scrolling through them. Just below the buttons it will show you the title of the song and the artist. Let me know what you think of this gadget. Do you like it? Do you hate it, or does it not matter one way or the other to you? It seems to always start with the same song, but there is a good variety of songs to choose from if you scroll through.
I don't have a lot to say today. I'm trying to get to bed soon but here is the daily report.
Pete logged 10,115 steps for me today. YAY ME! I drank no less than 3 quarts of herbal tea and water (YES plain WATER) today. And I got plenty of sleep last night. 3 for 3 YAY ME!
Also, in the last two days, 3 different people have commented that my chin is getting pointy! NOT ROUND, pointy! It is still pretty round but there is a definite difference from 102 days ago! It is so encouraging when people point out changes that they notice.
Thanks for reading and encouraging.
Stay safe!
Hotflash out.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Report From Ladder Company 40 -Day 101
Hi Team!
It is Sunday! I get to go back to work tomorrow. Four days off was wonderful. I'll work three more then have four more off. I could get used to a job like that. LOL
I did sleep well last night, but I still felt awful this morning so I did not go to church. I slept in. I did get out to quiz practice in the afternoon though. I've also rediscovered that if I don't resist taking Midol I feel a whole lot better. Not great, but a whole lot better.
I have had two quarts of herbal tea today and I have just started another 20 oz. glass of gatorade. I have no idea how many steps I took today because Pete reset himself when I leaned against a counter. I am guessing I was around 3,000 + steps, about average for a Sunday. I am also getting ready to go to bed. In the morning I have to meet Coach Alex a bit earlier than usual because we are going to change things up and walk at the South Hill mall in Puyallup (pronounced "pyoo al up") instead of at the Tacoma mall that is much closer. I am three for three today. YAY ME!
I have to admit. Even though I still feel pretty crummy right now, I am starting to get excited about my upcoming trip to Brother's Town! I love to go play at my brother's fire station! (of course that isn't blatantly obvious to everyone who reads this blog.) My brother is so good to me. He remembers the passion and excitement he had before he got to start really living his dream of being a firefighter and he both feeds and obliges that for me. He lets me play, but he is an excellent teacher. If there is something for me to learn while I play he is patient and encouraging and lets me learn it hands on. I bet the young rookies really like working with him.
Usually when I go to see my brother there is something specific that I want to learn about. This time, I have no idea what to ask him to teach me. Of course, I don't have to learn anything specific. I could just go and hang out. I love to do that too. My brother loves to spoil me. He reminds me so much of Daddy. I am very proud of the man he has grown up to be. LOL I say that and he is 37 years old! (Sorry bro.)
My sister-in-law is an amazing woman, mother and friend. I love her so much and she is so generous in giving of her self, her time and in giving up some of her precious time with her husband so that I can have it. And she spoils me rotten when I visit. She buys special treats and surprises me with them. I always try to do something special for her while I'm there too. Usually it is that I bring as much food with me as possible and plan/prep the meals so she doesn't have to. I don't know how my brother found such an amazing woman but I am so glad for him that he did! (How many women would let their husband buy a fire engine? -and smile about it?)
My nieces and nephews are pretty amazing too. Genny has become a young woman. I cannot believe how grown up she is now. It seems like yesterday she was a baby. And just day before yesterday when she wasn't even born yet and my brother and sister-in-law were babysitting my son and thinking maybe they didn't ever want kids! LOL
Jimmy is an amazing piano player. He composes beautiful music and plays so incredibly well. I love listening to him play.
Johnny is the chef. He loves to cook. He is also the lover of the family. He gives incredible hugs!
Mark is the scientist. He always has to know how things work and what if...? He has had many moments of "Grrrrrrrrrr" when it is discovered what mischief he has inadvertently caused with his experiments.
Joe is just crazy! He's fearless and fun. And very stubborn! You gotta love him.
Then there's Belle's. (Gabriella) She is such a sweet princess. She is a happy baby and so affectionate. She does happy dances! It is very cute to watch.
I always hate to leave when it is time to come home. Even though a house that has that many children can feel like utter chaos, I just feel so relaxed and at home when I am there!
Well, I had better end this now. Stay safe!
Hotflash out.
It is Sunday! I get to go back to work tomorrow. Four days off was wonderful. I'll work three more then have four more off. I could get used to a job like that. LOL
I did sleep well last night, but I still felt awful this morning so I did not go to church. I slept in. I did get out to quiz practice in the afternoon though. I've also rediscovered that if I don't resist taking Midol I feel a whole lot better. Not great, but a whole lot better.
I have had two quarts of herbal tea today and I have just started another 20 oz. glass of gatorade. I have no idea how many steps I took today because Pete reset himself when I leaned against a counter. I am guessing I was around 3,000 + steps, about average for a Sunday. I am also getting ready to go to bed. In the morning I have to meet Coach Alex a bit earlier than usual because we are going to change things up and walk at the South Hill mall in Puyallup (pronounced "pyoo al up") instead of at the Tacoma mall that is much closer. I am three for three today. YAY ME!
I have to admit. Even though I still feel pretty crummy right now, I am starting to get excited about my upcoming trip to Brother's Town! I love to go play at my brother's fire station! (of course that isn't blatantly obvious to everyone who reads this blog.) My brother is so good to me. He remembers the passion and excitement he had before he got to start really living his dream of being a firefighter and he both feeds and obliges that for me. He lets me play, but he is an excellent teacher. If there is something for me to learn while I play he is patient and encouraging and lets me learn it hands on. I bet the young rookies really like working with him.
Usually when I go to see my brother there is something specific that I want to learn about. This time, I have no idea what to ask him to teach me. Of course, I don't have to learn anything specific. I could just go and hang out. I love to do that too. My brother loves to spoil me. He reminds me so much of Daddy. I am very proud of the man he has grown up to be. LOL I say that and he is 37 years old! (Sorry bro.)
My sister-in-law is an amazing woman, mother and friend. I love her so much and she is so generous in giving of her self, her time and in giving up some of her precious time with her husband so that I can have it. And she spoils me rotten when I visit. She buys special treats and surprises me with them. I always try to do something special for her while I'm there too. Usually it is that I bring as much food with me as possible and plan/prep the meals so she doesn't have to. I don't know how my brother found such an amazing woman but I am so glad for him that he did! (How many women would let their husband buy a fire engine? -and smile about it?)
My nieces and nephews are pretty amazing too. Genny has become a young woman. I cannot believe how grown up she is now. It seems like yesterday she was a baby. And just day before yesterday when she wasn't even born yet and my brother and sister-in-law were babysitting my son and thinking maybe they didn't ever want kids! LOL
Jimmy is an amazing piano player. He composes beautiful music and plays so incredibly well. I love listening to him play.
Johnny is the chef. He loves to cook. He is also the lover of the family. He gives incredible hugs!
Mark is the scientist. He always has to know how things work and what if...? He has had many moments of "Grrrrrrrrrr" when it is discovered what mischief he has inadvertently caused with his experiments.
Joe is just crazy! He's fearless and fun. And very stubborn! You gotta love him.
Then there's Belle's. (Gabriella) She is such a sweet princess. She is a happy baby and so affectionate. She does happy dances! It is very cute to watch.
I always hate to leave when it is time to come home. Even though a house that has that many children can feel like utter chaos, I just feel so relaxed and at home when I am there!
Well, I had better end this now. Stay safe!
Hotflash out.
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