Get the worst of the weekend out of the way - I lost our digital camera. Yes, "I" lost it, because I was the one who had it last. No use getting in the details, but indeed "lost" is the correct word because I can't even remember when I had it last on Saturday. I remember one specific thing but then - the mind goes blank. So all the cute shots I got of Roman and Iris together.... gone...
It was also d*&% hot out this weekend. Since when is it in the 90s in May in Michigan? But other than sweating (there was no glistening going on) and being very upset about the camera, we had a good weekend. On Saturday we did the Alma Festival and had a fun day. Iris had never experienced bagpipes so Roman took her under his wing. They loved seeing the "fuzzy cows" and the border collies, complete with ducks and sheep to herd - and later, to pet. Again, lost the camera or I would show you all the great pictures.
Sunday we stayed at home. Some little errands around town, such as picking up another litter box and cleaning out the storage area of our basement, including the pee stains in the carpet, were in order. In the afternoon Roman and I went to our local Blockbuster store to rent some kid videos. He picked out "Piglet's Big Movie" and "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command." Buzz is a little too violent but he appears to like it. Piglet is more a "retrospective" of how important Piglet is. I would argue that, as he's my least favorite character. We haven't rented videos in so long we couldn't remember how expensive they were. 3.99 a video for the "general release"! Holy cow.
Today we went to the Civil War Remembrance at Greenfield Village. I do have pictures of this, but they are on 35mm film that I have to take in to the photo guy that I like. Oh, the loss of instant gratification! At noon they had a memorial service that was fascinating. The fife and drum band was right in front of us, and later we saw them perform. Roman got into touring all the different buildings and was quite upset if a door was closed, which meant he couldn't tour the place. We also rode the carousel, a Model-T, and the train. A busy day! Roman adored the carousel. The first time we visited the Village he just watched it but didn't want to ride. Today he saw the zebra and giraffe animals on it and decided he needed to ride the zebra. The boy is so smart - he even pointed out to Daddy how the animals went up and down on the crank shaft thingy overhead. He had a big smile on his face and even rode "no handed!"
Our local paper did have a nice editorial cartoon that illustrates exactly how I feel today. Not that people can't have a good time - we sure did - but I think Americans in general forget that today is, at the heart, Memorial Day, or as it used to be called, Decoration Day, to honor the soldiers who died to keep us free.
It was also d*&% hot out this weekend. Since when is it in the 90s in May in Michigan? But other than sweating (there was no glistening going on) and being very upset about the camera, we had a good weekend. On Saturday we did the Alma Festival and had a fun day. Iris had never experienced bagpipes so Roman took her under his wing. They loved seeing the "fuzzy cows" and the border collies, complete with ducks and sheep to herd - and later, to pet. Again, lost the camera or I would show you all the great pictures.
Sunday we stayed at home. Some little errands around town, such as picking up another litter box and cleaning out the storage area of our basement, including the pee stains in the carpet, were in order. In the afternoon Roman and I went to our local Blockbuster store to rent some kid videos. He picked out "Piglet's Big Movie" and "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command." Buzz is a little too violent but he appears to like it. Piglet is more a "retrospective" of how important Piglet is. I would argue that, as he's my least favorite character. We haven't rented videos in so long we couldn't remember how expensive they were. 3.99 a video for the "general release"! Holy cow.
Today we went to the Civil War Remembrance at Greenfield Village. I do have pictures of this, but they are on 35mm film that I have to take in to the photo guy that I like. Oh, the loss of instant gratification! At noon they had a memorial service that was fascinating. The fife and drum band was right in front of us, and later we saw them perform. Roman got into touring all the different buildings and was quite upset if a door was closed, which meant he couldn't tour the place. We also rode the carousel, a Model-T, and the train. A busy day! Roman adored the carousel. The first time we visited the Village he just watched it but didn't want to ride. Today he saw the zebra and giraffe animals on it and decided he needed to ride the zebra. The boy is so smart - he even pointed out to Daddy how the animals went up and down on the crank shaft thingy overhead. He had a big smile on his face and even rode "no handed!"
Our local paper did have a nice editorial cartoon that illustrates exactly how I feel today. Not that people can't have a good time - we sure did - but I think Americans in general forget that today is, at the heart, Memorial Day, or as it used to be called, Decoration Day, to honor the soldiers who died to keep us free.
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