Grandma Ree's letters

Dear Family and Friends, SURPRISE ! SURPRISE !! SURPRISE !!! Yes. It seems that life is full of surprises! Especially mine, in the last little while. FIRST: A couple of years ago, Dan, my steady, level-headed son, announced he was marrying someone he hadn’t even met yet and didn’t know much about, only through their conversations on a website for church members. WOW! How could he do such a thing? What a great surprise that was! A real shocker! But it turned out well, because he and Cathy are now serving a mission together in Hawaii. So, you just never know. SECOND: Just over a year ago, Carol, my 85 year old sister and a widow of 10 years, announced that she was getting married! That, too, was a shocker! But we all wholeheartedly approved of it and were happy for her and Morris. And I was shocked again, when I saw her energetically dancing Jitterbug style at their wedding reception, after having had a hip replacement sometime earlier. What a great couple they are! THIRD: Just one month...

Dear Family and Friends      What was interesting during September? Well, let’s see... Labor Day came and went without much to-do on my part. The hydroplanes went speeding by, again, up and down the river. I heard them long before they reached here and long after they passed, their noise is quite unmistakable, but I didn’t actually see their little boats from my spot inside the house. They won’t be back until next Memorial Day.      We are still having fun with our cat, Haiku, as it chases after the laser dot and a small feather and then for no reason at all, runs lickety-split up and down the hardwood hallway and ends up sliding into a small rug at both ends. Maybe that’s her way of getting some daily exercise, but it's fun to watch her do it. She’s definitely True’s cat and cuddles and purrs for her, but not for me. I don’t have a proper lap anymore! She utters some meows once in a while, which are a little loud, but not bad. So, I guess we’ll keep her. ...