March 8th! I feel so out of touch with my online friends! I will be coming around to see each one of you to catch up, but thought I would explain my absence.

After the small surgery on March 7th  and recovery,  I am back to my old self again.   On Tuesday,  March 11th through Monday, March 17th we enjoyed a visit from my sister Ruth who lives in MO (near KS). We had such wonderful times together, along with our brother Don who lives about a mile from me, and Mom who lives with us.  We enjoyed special meal times out, as well as some that either Don or I made.  

Saturday Mike and I went to a wedding.  On Sunday evening,  our son and DIL with the three grandkids visited us all. What a special visit that was!  It's been a busy week thus far, and today I decided .... "Enough, already! I'm updating on my blogs, and visiting around!"

So ... a few pictures today, and a few more in the next couple of posts and that should do it!  This first one is of Mom and Ruth visiting together at our home.

First day (Tuesday) .... went out to eat at a seafood restaurant.  It was very yummy.

  Mike and I were too full to finish our meals, so we didn't have any dessert, but I tried a small bite of the coconut cream icing/cake &   of the lemon meringue pie ... and they were tasty!!

The other big eat-out that we did, was when Mike and I treated the family to a delicious Japanese meal, with the grill master/entertainer  providing both an enjoyable program as he cooked our food, as well as sumptuous cuisine!

Now that I have begun my first installment of the catch-up blog, I am eager to come around and visit you all.  

So  I will just close with  one more thing that happened while Ruth was with us.  We received a call that Wednesday from our Aunt in TX. (Dad's sister).  Her older brother - the only other sibling of Dad,  went Home to be with the Lord that afternoon.  Uncle Ray's obituary