Fortunately, we're not in Pittsfield, but in Washington, at the start
of our spring break road trip to Daytona Beach. Break from what, you
might ask? From snow, of course. Anyway, we're not the only Dicksons
to have snow. We understand it snowed in Fairport yesterday.
The first leg of the trip saw us in Washington visiting Thomas. Oh,
and our own children and spouses as well. We stayed with Margaret and
Andrew (thank you) but checked in with Thomas' parents as well. The
big boy had a cold, and despite coughing and runny nose, managed to
smile and laugh quite a bit. He's got his own style of commando
crawling and is pulling himself up on his knees and even standing,
with a little help.
Margaret and Andrew hosted a barbecue yesterday, and Joe and Leonor
came over, as did Jeffrey and Melodie. Yes, Thomas stayed as long as
he could, as dinner extended past his bedtime. Anyway, we covered a
lot of topics, including David's birthday party, the due date for Tina
and Matthew, this summer's Poconos weekend, other summer plans, David
and Paula's trip to DC in a couple of weeks, Sean and Erin's trip to
DC in a few weeks, the baseball season and the highlights of our Gabon
trip. Jeff and Melodie had come from an animal rescue shelter
(looking for a dog) and Margaret and Andrew are starting a project to
fix up their back yard terrace. Should be nice. And, we got a card in
the mail confirming my suspicions about a save the date fro Sean and
Erin - October 6, Hackettstown NJ.
Speaking of baseball, I figured out the Reds have already been
mathematically eliminated, even before May. Ugghh. The worst record
in baseball. Looks like the Mets, the Yankees, the Red Sox, and even
the Nationals are off to fair to great starts. Everyone is, except
for the decimated minor leaguers from the Queen City. Can I say Ugghh
again in the same paragraph?
Don't ever accuse us of making simple travel plans. I'm heading back
to Pittsfield for a community Preservation funding meeting, and will
fly back down tomorrow morning when Mary will pick me up at the
airport and then we start our trek south. Looking forward to a few
days with John and Marilyn at the beach. Big question for us is where
do we break on the way down, Charleston or Savannah? Suspense.
You'll have to wait for the next episode to find out.
We're not the only road-trippers. Timmy has been posting on Facebook
about his drive up the west coast to Seattle. Beautiful scenery.
Jeff and Melodie had a break in Colorado, in Denver and Boulder also
with beautiful scenery and a Rockies game.
We spoke with Annie, and she is up to her neck with work, but we also
chatted about books we were reading. Now if I could only
remember...... I do remember talking with Andrew as well, with health
and job updates, jobs for Claire and Daniel. Claire's going back to
work at the summer camp on Green Lake.
Big decision in Pittsfield this week. With our unexpected tax refund,
I have decided to buy a ride-on mower, giving in to age and common
sense about how much time to devote to mowing our lawn. I wonder if
there are any made in America mowers? In fact, I went ahead and got
myself a used John Deere. To be delivered next week. What a flabby
sell-out.
Happy birthday to Peter. Hope it was spectacular. Who else? I think
I'm missing someone. Gonna be in trouble. Sorry, in advance.
Anyway, hope everyone is well. Love from up here.
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