Adventures with Grandpa Billy

Paul and Adam’s grandfather, Grandpa Billy (as Paul was so kind to call him over and over again) came to visit a couple of weeks ago, mostly to work on the list of chores Becky made for him. He built some shelves for the new shed, patched some drywall, did some plumbing and electrical work, and went to Home Depot at least a dozen times. He was also fortunate enough to show up at the time the flu ran through our house, and probably got sicker than any of us. Lucky! But during all that, we did get a chance to go out in the frigid winter wonder-Maryland.

Pretty much as cold as you can get, here in Annapolis on the bay. The water was iced over and the wind was brutal, but we survived... we are all from Montana afterall... well, except the boys, but Paul's Florida blood has adjusted to snowy weather.


Back in the day the kids in grade school used to call me the True Value boy because I always had an assortment of True Value t-shirts. I should have stopped in to Stevens to pick one up.

Adam Michael says, "It's cold."

Ted and I stopped for a moment to hear a story by Alex Haley. It was about some dude named Kunta Kinte, or maybe his name was Toby... I don't recall.

Later in the week, we went to the Washington DC auto show, where all the 2011 cars and concepts were on display. Paul drove in the big race with a remote control car and took home the checkered flag!

And then the snow fell, and a snowman had to be built.

So the boys had a good time harassing their grandfather, and are looking forward to spending some time with the rest of the family coming up in March!