We got to my folks place in Ohio at 10 PM Tuesday’s night. We spent all of Wednesday there just catching up with the people there at Ohio Wilderness Bots Camp, seeing the new chuck wag and hanging out with my family, including my Grandma and Aunt who came for the day.
We enjoyed great conversations, delicious food, and a rousing game of Settlers. Andy and I went for a spur of the moment four wheeler ride (so lovely to have babysitters!) and Mom showed me around her garden. The strawberries were ripe! Gabe ran around in a perpetual state of juiciness. Biting into a ripe red strawberry, the first one of the year, is always like tasting summer to me. I wonder if we can grow strawberries in Alaska…
Gabe got a lot of books read to him, and really loved his Uncle Silas. The cast added appeal too (four wheeler accident).
We came away from there so feeling so full of both love and gifts. Mom sent fresh milk, bread, and eggs, and my sister Joanna provided the fun, unhealthy snacks. 🙂 They also loaded us up with books, maps, a braided rug Joanna made for our new house, food, whatever we said we could use. Sure we added some weight to our rig with our stop in Ohio but we are trying not to think about that. (Ahem)
