The days are still running together and I just noticed I had not written about mother’s birthday party last Wednesday. The original plan was that the fence builders would have the last of the fence up on Tuesday evening and we would go over on Wednesday morning to stain the fence and then celebrate mother’s 83rd birthday. Then my favorite brother let us know that he and his wife Chris (also a favorite) would be in Soda Springs Tuesday evening and would go home sometime Wednesday afternoon. That was great news as then he could help with the staining work! Then Tuesday afternoon we learned that the fence was done and that dad and the neighbor had finished the staining. Even better!

We drove over to Soda Springs and got there about 9:30 a.m. We visited a lot and then spent some time with dad out in the workshop rearranging stuff so he had a place to work out there. Mother is trying to get him to do his projects in the shop rather than on her kitchen counter, dining table, or the floor in between.

Perry brought over a DVD with his pictures from New York. It was fun seeing the town through their eyes. We had  a great visit.

We also had a nice birthday party. I took some video. It’s still in the camera. Maybe in the next few days I’ll have the time to get it loaded on the website! Mother really enjoys getting and opening presents … this time two books (Einstein and The Reagan Diaries) that should keep her in reading material until we get back from The Big Road Trip.

Happy 83rd birthday Mother!