Surprise!

This is the first time in months that I have been able to log in to this account -I don't know why I couldn't before, and was surprised this time when it let me in. More posts to follow!

:)

Hail

A couple of days ago, a big storm moved through and dumped a lot of hail on Highlands. It looked like it had been snowing, and that evening when we drove into town, it was 56 degrees.

William had fun scooping it up, and at last count, we have seven cups of the icy marbles in our freezer.

Camp Dewar

Jimmy and I had our 6-year-old grandson William staying with us for a week while he attended the day camp at Highlands Country Club. We had a ball, but caring for a small child for that long can be rigorous if you're not used to it: after Rosey and Pat picked him up yesterday, we crashed, and Jimmy slept for thirteen hours.

Yay Max and Liz!

Our children Max and Elizabeth Oliver went to the Cabarat dance last night, and won first place for best costume. The theme was "college days."

Trophy fish

While other kids watch cartoons, our fishing-obsessed four-year-old Jake stays glued to the fishing channel. A few weeks ago, at my brother Mac's farm near Hahira, he caught his first bass: he baited the hook, cast it, caught the fish and reeled it in, and got it onto the dock, all by himself.

He wanted to take it home and eat it, but Jimmy talked him into letting him get it mounted. We picked it up at the taxidermist's yesterday, and it is a beauty. An enraptured Jake told us on the way home,"When I'm grown up, I can tell everybody I caught this fish all by myself, when I was just a little kid."

Easter at Mac and Susan's farm