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Things are never dull around here.

Yesterday we were blessed with a visit from our youngest Granddaughter, Violet. Her mom had to find a dress for a formal function tonight, and shopping with a 16 month old has been described to me by people who know, as being akin to the innermost circle of Hell. Marilyn intervened, and the result was that we spent most of the afternoon entertaining and being entertained by Vi.

The weather was beautiful, and we spent a lot of time in the back yard just goofing around. I had spent a couple of hours prior to the visit riding around on the lawn tractor, sucking debris from the last round of thunderstorms out of the yard. I was on the mower when Vi arrived, and she looked at the tractor like it was some sort of really loud toy. When we got around to playing in the yard, she took to the tractor like it was the big red toy that it is. That's when the inspiration hit. There was a box in the shop that contained a pink pedal tractor that was purchased before Vi was ready for it. She's still too short to push the pedals, but she can shove the thing in circles with the best of them.

With considerable help from Miss Violet, I managed to get the thing assembled, and she loved it.

The visit ended later that evening when Missy came to retrieve her daughter. I think she had been away from Vi just about long enough to start going into withdrawal. It must be tough to be a child who's unloved. :)

I've truly been blessed by my family.