I have been out of town and have thorougly enjoyed the postings that have been done since I last checked my email. Charlotte, like Lucy and Keith, I have no idea of the time at which I was born. There is no way to determine the time. My mother never forgave my father for taking a nap while she was in such labor and pain. She said that she held Dr. Lamb's hand so tightly that she cut his finger with his ring. But I have always been proud of being born in the Year of the Dragon. My Vietnamese students were always impressed that I was a dragon. I used to take place mats from Asian restaurants and we would use it as a reading, writing, and math opportunity. They loved that and even students from other countries could get into the game, too.
David, I, too, wish you good luck with your knee replacement. Don't be surprised at the machine that they bring to you for rehab. It looks like a torture device but it definitely will help you. My ex-husband had a knee replacement after many scopings.
I am not a horticulturalist so I cannot comment on the roses, but I do love the historical aspect of preserving them, Charlotte. You, Charlotte, must have your dad's green thumb. My green thumb is limited to house plants. Daddy and his brothers were definitely in that green thumb could grown anything category.
I had a good Christmas and New Year with my daughter, Piper, and her family. Her two boys who are 2 3/4 and 1 3/4 were amazed by the new toys. Henry, Benji and Sarah's boy, who is 1 3/4 tore into the gifts I brought him at New Year's. I was with Piper and family at Xmas and Benji and family at New Year's. All three little boys loved their Hess trucks with front loaders and their school buses and fire trucks that I gave them. Each received another gift but they weren't nearly as big a hit as the vehicles. Now, I am trying to dismantle the Xmas tree and decorations so my house looks like a disaster area.
I did not have black eyed peas on New Year's but I had a Bloody Mary and chili. I hope that counts and that 2009 will be a good year. I wish the best for each of you.
Ann Piper
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Ann, it sounds as though you had a delightful holiday season - we send gifts to our "children" but don't get to share in the excitement with them.
I don't think I have Daddy's green thumb although I do have his interest in all things living and growing for sure. He was a bee charmer without a doubt and I think to a lesser degree I share that strange ability to connect to wild things - but Daddy was really an original and I am at best a "copy" of the real McCoy.
I hope to fly to Tennessee as soon as I am able - William's birthday is in February - sweet sixteen for him, and he also will be singing a small solo in a Bach work that Blair is presenting later this year. Nick sounds like a man on the phone - I had them both here the end of June but it seems an eternity ago - they are definitely at the boys into men stage.
The joy you have to look forward to with your little ones is immeasurable, but if you think your children grew up too quickly - you ain't seen nothing yet.
Charlotte, I well remember your dad's affinity for animals. As I recall, the local police department called upon his talents as a "charmer" - a good reputation to have.
I had meant to ask you in a previous discussion: where were you all living when you were born? I think the house on Main was my first memory, and it is still such a beauty, actually one of our oldest still-standing.
Ann, thank you for the good wishes on my knee replacement. The more I learn about it the more I feel that I need to know. My Joint Camp team has given me a lot of material to digest and a lot of things to pepare for. I hope it will good as smooth as they seem to think it should.
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