This will be a really quick post because we are in the final preparation stage for a trip up to New Hampshire to visit our son’s family. My Favorite Panamanian is in the makeup phase of prep so I have a “few” minutes. I didn’t want yesterday’s activities to pass without comment because they were so much fun. My former assistant who moved into my old position when I retired came over for a socially distanced First Friday celebration. We both realized how much we missed hanging out on Friday afternoons as this had been a staple of our pre-pandemic routine. We planned to hang out on Deckzilla but after the first beer I said we had to get somewhere the sun would hit us because it was so damned cold. We ended up on the third terrace wall and it had to be fifteen degrees warmer in the sun. A great time.
This
was followed by the obligatory and altogether best thing to come out of the
pandemic, the Family First Friday Facetime call. We had both of my kids’
families as well as the newly retired Great Aunt and Soxfather on line. As is
usual in these situations, the time flew by and we took solace in the fact that
very soon we’ll be able to do these in person as the vaccinations roll on. I anticipate
Monday’s post will be laden with photos of the BRS and BR3. Have a great
weekend.
So Much Warmer in the Sun
The Family Call
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| Wife Continued with Her Crazy Sister |
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| Breakfast This Morning With these Two |
RECURRING CHARACTERS
BR3 – granddaughter #3, BRS - Blog Reader the Sequel - second granddaughter; FBR - First Blog Reader - first
granddaughter, ABFA – Amazing Best
Family Athlete = my daughter in law; Wingman
– my son in law; Keene Friends 1 & 2
– friends since high school from my home town of Keene, NH; Soxfather - my brother in law; Great Aunt - my elder sister; Cantankerous Friend
– friend since grade school who likes to argue about everything, poses as
radical leftist to attract women; Kindergarten
Friend – friend since kindergarten whom I reunited with after many years; Pittsburgh College Roommate – high
school friend, also a “Minor Celebrity” in Pittsburgh; Deckzilla – our backyard deck which grew to monstrous dimensions
once my wife got involved in planning; Maine
and Virginia Musqueteras – two close friends of my wife – her US sisters,
my wife is the 3rd musquetera (musketeer); Riggins - also known as the Grandpuppy, son's dog; PanaGals – female relatives /friends of
my wife from Panama; Panamanian/Latin
Mafia – inevitable group of Latino friends my wife accumulates wherever we
have lived & their spouses; Neighborhood
Mafioso - wife's close friend and Panamanian mafia member, Favorite Panamanian - the wife (of
course); First Friday – celebrations
to mark the First Friday of the Week; Curbside
Girls – close friends of my daughter acquired during her single days in
Brooklyn
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