January 2011

I'm going to try & post something each month this year-we'll see how that goes.  We started off the year with our friends Bob & Gayle over for a game night. We played some new games-Five Crowns & Speed Scrabble (Bob gamely played two hands because he hates Scrabble-I thought it was fun. :)) They left before midnight & we watched the ball drop in Times Square on the TV.  It really depresses me to see Dick Clark in such bad shape.  Especially since I grew up watching him on American Bandstand & everything else-he always seemed perpetually young, but he's really the age of my mom. 
We celebrated our oldest granddaughter's 9th birthday at a roller rink.  Bob & I even skated!  And fell.  But it was fun if not loud.  It's hard to believe we've been grandparents for 9 years.  And now we have 10 grandchildren.  The time has gone so fast.  And in 9 more years she'll be a senior in high school (sorry Kate).  I met Bob my senior year of high school!  Yikes! 
So... some pics from her party.  It was too dark to get very many good ones-especially skating.

Kate, Eva & Jessie

Grace

Bob & Ethan

Tim & Egan

Kaylee-the birthday girl!

January 2011 and the 60's & 70's

The ending of the year & the new year always makes me a little reflective-thinking over the past.  As I've gotten older time seems to go by even faster.  With the new year I usually have the urge to go through things, clean & get rid of stuff.  As I was goting through some old stuff I came across these pictures of Bob & I.
  
 For six months after our high school graduation, Bob was in Europe with his family.  He sent me this picture of him on a postcard in August 1970. 

Judy in July of 1970.

     Judy & friend Kathy in June 1967 (end of 9th grade)

 Judy & Kathy in May 1967-just before I got my hair cut.