I Admit It...I'm A Thief

I stole this hilarious post from my daughter Jackie's blog. Hopefully she will overlook my slip into the morass of immorality once more and not require me to take it down. To be truthful, it sounds like something she might have written when she was younger. I didn't want to comment to that effect on her blog, though. I wouldn't want her friends to think she would do something like that. :) (Double click the picture to read it better.)

I Really Am A Grandfather!!

Actually, I've been a grandfather for a number of years. Seven, to be exact, but for one reason or another I never met my grandkids. Never, that is, until this past Tuesday, June 9, when I was finally able to meet 3 of the 4 grandsons.

This week, my daughter, Jackie, and her companion Josh loaded their 4 kids and themselves on a plane and flew from way out west to PA to visit family. Personally, I can't imagine four kids age 7 to 2 on a plane, but Jackie and Josh said they had absolutely no trouble with them. Amazing!

I had the opportunity to drive from Ohio to PA to spend a bit of long overdue time with them.

I have been described by my friends, variously, as being bubbly, cheerful, happy, and having a twinkle in my eye since I returned. My wife, Marsha, who is not normally given to poetic turns of phrase said that I looked like I was floating on a cloud of happiness. I don't know about all that, but the trip was well worth making, and I'm happy to have had the opportunity.

I really hate posting pictures of myself since I have gotten so fat and ugly in the past few years, but here are a couple to share with those of you that might be interested.
From left to right: Jordan, Jacob, and Jadon. Jacob is squirming around trying to get down. He is an active boy....full of life.... after a somewhat rocky start.
This is Jackie and Josh. This was my first meeting with my son-in-law. He's quite a nice guy.
Finally...here is a picture of Jackie's feet taken by Jordan. :)

The boys have an uncle named Matt, and not being quite sure who I am, even though Jackie introduced me as her daddy, they referred to me as "Old Matt." Oh, well...that works for me!

Happy 35th Birthday!

Today is my daughter Jackie's 35th birthday. Jackie is the snaggle toothed little cutie on my shoulder with her brother, Matthew. Their sister, Mary, is in the foreground. Now Jackie has a husband and four handsome sons of her own. Happy Birthday, Sweetie, I wish you many, many, more.