Monday 10/1/2024 Visiting (Daily Diary)
We were up by eight and decided to have breakfast at the B&B before going to Colleen's home. There, we met up with Gale, who always dresses up as a witch during Halloween.
New ownership but things have not changed.
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Coffee time!
Ready to receive guests!
All is well, Mary found the coffee!
The place is a bit spooky!
All it needs is a picket fence!
I can remember Colleen as a little girl, and I had to get after her for a messy room. Today, her beautiful home is immaculate and decorated by a professional, Colleen! We loved the family pictures on the wall and took notes!
Nice idea!
Meet "The Guys"
Too funny!
We are off to the local market to pickup some last minutes supplies needed for tonights get together.
Logann selected the cake!
Every name on the cake is spelled correctly.
On the way back home, we stopped at McDonalds and, of course, Dunkin' Donuts!
That morning, Mary attempted to renew her DEA license and thought that her California Medical License had expired; it was panic time. After calling the California Medical License Bureau, Mary found that the agency needed to send updated cards. You'll need to go online and print them out. The card she was looking at was old and her license had never expired.
While at Colleen's, Mary and Colleen worked together to bring everything up to date. Mary's license had NOT run out after all. Colleen saved us; we needed a printer to print out the medical licenses! We even went to Staples and had them sealed in plastic. Now Mary is all up to date!
While that happened, I received a text from Colleen, who recommended my Halloween costume for this year. I went online and ordered it from Amazon. I get to be a patriotic Santa.
It is going to be fun!!
Meanwhile grandpa Mark plays wit the kids toys!
Chunk (Ashton) shows grandpa how to play trucks!
Meanwhile in the kitchen Sarah goes to town on the fried oysters.
Mary offers help but everything is under control!
Jacquie supervises all four kids!
This is a handful!
Preparations are underway!
I made Jon sit down so he would not tower over me!
This is my oldest grandson!
We are good friends!
Turn around Mark even though it is NOT your best side!
Four generations!
Mark, Ashton, Calhan, Create-Grandpa, and Jon!
Nature is very forgiving.
Do not forget the girls, Emerson is ready for the photographer.
Three generations (we
are missing Mark)
Cute!
A proud papa!
Meanwhile, Mark does his magic in the back yard!
Jacquie is the runner!
Great Grandpa Paul with four of the great grandkids!
No wonder I call them "House Apes"
Future hams!
Everybody is slaving over dinner.
Oh my, looks too good to eat!
Logann had to go home a little early so she took a piece of the cake!
The other cake is being held in reserve!
These oysters look amazing!
Did You Know?
An oyster becomes an adult when it turns one year old and can live as long as 20 years.
Oysters have been around for approximately 15 million years.
Oysters can change their sex. In fact, they will often do it more than once.
Oysters are vegetarians. They eat algae by filtering it out of the water.
A single adult oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day. That's about as much water as you use in a 10-minute shower.
A raw oyster may still be alive as you eat it. No really—if you're at a raw bar and someone shucks you a fresh oyster, it's likely still alive. Give it a poke with a fork next time to see if it moves.
Dinner be served.
Jacquie heads home.
The adults watch the show!
You can't buy this much entertainment.
We head home for a nights rest!
Colleen turned out as a fantastic grandma!
