Fun In The Fort

My next door neighbor friends (age 9)

have made use of a little hole in the shrubbery in our yard.

We had one of the shrubs died and so, I pulled out the remains.

The shrubbery on each side filled in through the front,

but in the back, there is a nice little hole and it is the perfect hiding place.

They call it The Fort.

Yesterday, they took Little D in there and he loved it

so today, he wanted to play some more.

I fit in The Fort but preferred sitting on the wall

or even better, on a blanket on the grass out in the open!

We had fun playing

Chase The Ball,

Kick The Ball,

Roll The Ball,

Throw Rocks in The Rock Garden,

Find Rocks in the Grass to Throw in the Rock Garden,

and Roll In the Grass.

What a fun day with a fun fellow!

I also had fun with his Uncle D,

his Mom Linds,

and his Grandpa.

I had a fun evening with our next door neighbors, D & C,

and a surprise visit with my sis and her co-worker.

It is now 1:20 AM.

Can't go to sleep. Not sure why.

Could be the two Diet Cokes I had with dinner. :(

Today would have been my Mom's 82nd Birthday.

I miss you, Mom, and have wonderful memories to keep you always in my heart.

I found her family in the 1940 census. She was 9 years old at the time.

I also found my Dad's family. He was 19 years old.

The 1940 census became available online 5 days ago.

It took me an hour or so of looking

but it wasn't too hard and well worth it to see their pages.

Maybe now I can go to sleep.