Grandkids Galore

These past few days have been kid-filled. Our grandkids are visiting for a few days, and it's been a blast. It's interesting to see that the world suddenly changes to be one that the children can adapt to when our grandchildren come to visit. We went to Fairmont Park Sunday, and experienced it's new playground, complete with water feature. Also, going to the newly opened Marcy Library, complete with imaginary forest in the children's book section was a fun sight to experience.

I think God gives us grandchildren as a second chance so we can have kid experiences once again. This is such an awesome opportunity. I am thankful for my grandchildren, and appreciative to my son and daughter-in-law who generously share them with us. In addition, my grandchildren have impeccable manners and behavior that it's always a joy to be with them, and know they're a blessing to others, as well. Grandchildren are grand!

The Squirrel Who Eavesdropped

A comical thing happened yesterday. I was chatting with my neighbor, Robin when we suddenly heard a loud rustling, a crack, then a splat. It was one of our neighborhood squirrels. Apparently, he had climbed out on a limb that wasn't able to support him. So there he came down, limb and all. He was pretty stunned by the fall, but thankfully, he was okay and soon scurried away to do whatever it is that squirrels do.


We thought it was pretty interesting, because squirrels are usually very balanced as they prance around on limbs and telephone wires. I kidded with my neighbor that that's what the squirrel got for 'eavesdropping'. I guess the moral of this story is that when we get too close to the edge, not minding our own business, we too can lose our balance and 'fall off a limb'. God's creation is such an amazing thing to be seen, and to be able to learn lessons from!

Never Too Late to Have a New Adventure

It's pretty exciting when we embark on a new adventure that perhaps we thought we were too old to experience. This for me was white water rafting. I won't lie-- I was scared. I am not a very good swimmer, but knowing that I would have a life jacket on made me feel a lot better. Yet, the raft seemed rather flimsy when you looked at the huge rapids that it was supposed to stay afloat on.

Ten people assigned to our raft, in addition to the young guide were huddled together. I must say, that I felt ashamed feeling fear when eight- year-old Christian bravely sat in the front of the raft. We hit every rapid, thanks to the great instruction from our guide to paddle during crucial parts of the river to gain the momentum needed to push through each rapid, that only led to a bigger one that followed.

After a six hour ride, we unloaded our tired, but elated bodies from the raft, feeling great, and more confident of our water skills.

I would go back again in a flash. White water rafting is really a spectacular way to experience the Colorado River, surrounded by beautiful rock formations.