Day 47 - Grandma comes to visit
Today Grandma (Gretchen's Mom) traveled all the way from Sunny (very Hot) South Florida to the Wild Wild West. Although she didn't have boots and a cowboy hat on she was happy to be here after a 12 hour trip. It was another beautiful day here in Helena. The boys got to go play some more Folf with Noah and we have truly graduated to independant parents because we let them walk back. Gretchen did get a little worried when they didn't make it back around the time she thought they would. Of course, they did stop to explore the old Lime Kiln that was on the way. The girls had taken their own walk as well for their daily outdoor exercise. Rebecca has spent the last couple days trying to catch up with friends back home in MS.
This afternoon Gretchen's mom flew into the massive Helena airport which contains all of 4 gates. I am sure that by the time she leaves she will be on a first name basis with eash of the airport employees. There are a few that you will see show up in more than one location kind of like Peticoat Junction (for those of you old enough to remember that show). After catching up and eating dinner the boys and Christina decided to use the waterhose to create mud holes next to the house. This dirt does work a little differently than TN black dirt, FL sand, GA red Clay or MS Yazoo Clay, it lathers up real good and turns a light brown as it dries. They were quite proud of showing me the things they made with the mud.
No wild stories for the day or major adventures. As I am writing this it is approximately 11 pm and my 3 oldest children are trying and I emphasize trying to finish a game of risk started last week. They have come out a couple times for advice. The last news report was that Sarah was making somewhat of a comeback and Rebecca was really the mastermind by tricking the other two into strategies against each other. Regardless we will have someone who dominates the world in this game before they go to bed tonight. (In reality they have to stop because we need the table back).