Boys, Spoons, and Sal

 The pic below is what happens to a Nana when she lets two boys (brothers) come and stay the day and night with her!!!

Basket Case

At least my boys!

HAHA and here they are. Innocent looking right?

HAHA

Ignore that Dr. Pepper on the table....I do not buy kids cokes, my daughter sent them with that. 

We did some crafts. They painted pumpkins. They made something for their mom to hang at Christmas and paint small birdhouse...

and yes, Braden loves for Nana to paint his face.

Then the boys went out to shoot baskets and I played with my wood burner a bit. If you remember I posted this that I made for Amber as part of her bday gifts.

My thoughts on playing with the wood burner tool was to decorate some wooden spoons to put in there when I give it to Amber. 

This is one side of the spoons.

This is the other side. 

I have not played with that tool in a over a yr so it was time to get it out and play.

Back to the boys....we started the firepit and roasted marshmallows and we grilled out steaks. 

Then we chilled...movies. 

Coloring.

Bed.

It was a rough day for me. The weather had turned off cool so I was hurting more. By up and moving I made that pain worse. So I was not able to enjoy the boys as much as I would have loved to. But I think they enjoyed their time. They are always asking to come visit Nana, only next time, one boy at a time. 

Moving on....still struggling with the death of Sal. But it was made easier by talking with his sister the other day and then the next day his mom called me. We talked a long time and she told me that she had called on Sat. before I found out on Wed. That was one of those numbers I did not know, so I let it go. She did not leave a message cause with my greeting, its really hard to know if you have the correct ME. She said Sal talked about me and him talking and wanting to get together all the time and she thanked me for being his special friend. She hopes that in July on his bday COVID will be better under control and if that is so she wants to have another Celebration of Life for him and I told her I would be there if things were better. She is in her low 80's and I hope that she is able to do that cause she was not able to attend the one they had the other day. It was videoed for her and put on Youtube which I had already found and watched. I just have a hard time excepting this cause Sal was in great shape, full on life, always moving and doing, and met life at 100 miles and hour. That was just Sal. He took life on like he used to race...

FULL SPEED AHEAD. 

The deer painting I did and messed up while sealing it was for Sal. 

I kept telling myself I needed to get that second one done and sent to him. However by the time I would have gotten around to that it would have been sent out, but Sal would never have seen it. There again, another thought I had a long time ago and I put off painting and sending. 

I had the original one on the deck where I placed it after I messed it up. I kept walking past it as a reminder to do, I finally had a throw it out yesterday. It was breaking my heart. 

Thanks for all your special words for me and the loss of Sal. You folks are great. 

Seems like every time I turn around I am losing someone I love or I hold very close.

Laura two yrs ago next week

Mom two yrs in Jan.

Carol just this yr.

Rick three months ago

and now Sal. 

 Up to the lose of Laura I was posting pics and RIP's of actors and stars. 

I am so sorry to any of you that have lost someone dear this yr. We all just have to hang in there.

Pam