Magan with the Saintly Sisters took a fun picture up at Flynn and Jeanette's old pool area as a joke for Gina Long. Gina and Jeanette used to enjoy the pool, but now it is just a garden. Always trying to help encourage the Longs during this difficult time with Dave.
On a random day last month when all of us thought we would have a chance to rest, Magan forced the inevitable. The boys and girls rooms were switched, and while the process is almost complete, I think this may be one of the view times in our marriage that I seriously considered if it was all worth it. But as always, she was right, and the smiles in those little girls faces were worth it. Then Magan said we should now re-paint the room....Serenity Now!
Some Random memories...Ruby had a fun salon day, which while expensive, was not as bad as they originally thought it was going to be, and my sweet angel was just glowing for the rest of the day...Chelsea has begun having our Sunday evening services on the pickleball courts in Columbiana...Lisa and Ruby continue their stamp collecting, this month Ruby and Magan visiting 4 post offices to find all the stamps they wanted...A sleepover at Olivias where I heard they played a game of "Granny's coming over" which was a scary game, where everyone ran from Granny...College AP scores came in and our 9th grader Belle now has World History college credit with a 4 on the test. Davis kept his winning streak up scoring a 4 in Calculus, a 5 in US History, and a 4 in MacroEconomics, completing a full 16 hours of his degree with these AP courses.
The girls had another Lemonade stand, that they planned for a full week. Ruby also learned that 8 scoops of Lemonade powder is NOT THE SAME as 8 full cups of lemonade powder, so we drank lemonade for a while after this day. They had two bags of ice, and Kayley even had some crocheted items down there. They were taking venmo from some people, which is really modernizing the lemonade stand. And somehow at the end, Ruby ended up with a lot of money, that is going towards her new bicycle. My favorite of the day, was Ruby running up to me with a big smile saying "WE HAD A LINE!" and so they did with many people stopping. I think they got out there around 9:30AM, and did not finish till around 5:30PM.
I had some good times with Ruby this month, getting time to put together a puzzle with here, which we don't really talk much, just work. But sitting together, we have a little connection that is often broken by this stupid computer I am always on. She also brought me her flower that she had been growing since May, and it had gotten too heavy and split at one of the major parts of the flower. I could tell that she was very upset, so I quickly went to Dollar General for a bigger pot, some new potting soil, and found a tomato plant cage to help with some support. Then we did the only thing this dad knew what to do with a broken plant...we taped it back together. And now in a new larger pot, with fresh soil, and some support, that flower is still blooming outside our front door...and me and Ruby love it...no matter how much Mom laughs at our tomato cage. It reminded me of the lone ranger my dad fixed for me so long ago, and maybe one day years from now, Ruby will help repair something broken for her little one, and remember her dear old dad.
