What a great week! . . .

Spent last week up in Ohio with Wendy and Gerard.  

What a cute couple, huh?

And that house is really really nice -- AND very close to the rest of the family.  I really enjoyed staying there.

Super-comfy living area with a great TV!

And I love that kitchen!

There's big dining room there across the hall in this pic, but we preferred eating in the room at the back with windows all the way around so you can see the woods behind the house.  Nice!

See, you can watch TV while fixing a meal.  Nice, huh?
And there's that tall table we liked to eat at.

Wish I had taken a picture of that back yard area -- it really is great.
There's just a big woods out there, so it's very private.

That kitchen not only has lots and LOTS of cabinets, it also has TWO pantries.  Love that!

I really like that house, but they've been looking for another one with 20 or more acres and woods.  Hard to find close enough to their jobs, though.  They haven't been able to locate anything else yet.  

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I also got to visit with lots and lots of relatives and friends at a big birthday party Gerard had for Wendy last weekend, too.

Wendy getting that "50" necklace gift.

There was lots of food and a very nice cake as well!

Plenty of food . . .

and a really nice cake

Here she is wearing that "50" necklace.
(Can't imagine her wearing it ever again though!!)

And we also had a nice dinner with Wendy's dad and her other mom, Dale and Shirley.  

It was an absolutely wonderful week!  And Wendy and Gerard are going to come down and visit us down here before too long.  Can't wait for that!  (But I guess they probably need to wait until it stops storming EVERY day -- as it has been doing for the last month, and which it is predicted to continue for at least the next full week!  Gees!)