Grandma Pequignot's 80th Birthday

In January, Darrin's family decided to get all the grandkids together for Mrs. Pequignot's 80th Birthday.

We drove out to Ohio after work on Thursday night -- and made it there to spend Friday with family and try to get some genealogy documentation in a Dayton Library. Since the library trip was a bust, we went home and helped to prepare food for the party. Later that evening, we went to the winery to get Mom some more Darke Red wine.

On Saturday, we were scheduled for a round of golf -- all the grandkids were supposed to go to keep them out of sight for the morning. To my *great* dismay, it was raining cats and dogs! We ended up hanging out and making preparations for the party.

The party went beautifully, and the expression on Mrs. Pequignot's face was priceless -- and worth the freezing cold rain! She got lots of presents, and everyone had their picture taken with her in every possible configuration. This produced a lot of pictures that Tina could make into a scrapbook.

Family gatherings....

Back in January, Darrin's family decided to get all the grandkids together for their Grandmother's 80th birthday. Due to all the crazy schedules and timing, we were a couple days off, but no big worry tere.

Darrin and I drove out to Ohio after work on Thursday night and made it out there to spend Friday with Family and to try some genealogy digging in a Dayton Library. Since none of the digging worked, we went home and helped to set up for the party. Later that evening, we went to the Winery at Versailles - a favorite pit-stop for us! (And mom wanted some Darke Red anyway!)

On Saturday, we were scheduled to go play golf (to keep the grandkids out of sight for a while). To my *great* dismay (HA!), it was raining cats and dogs! We ended up hanging out and playing cards all day. Ben, Ollie, Janet and Dave came over to kill time, and set up for the party. I tried to help Carol as much as possible since I was going out of my mind with the card games... (One of these days, I'll actually learn how to play. I have to give Ken and Carol credit for trying to teach me, but I think I was throwing more cards out there on a wing-and-a-prayer than actually "playing" them...) Darrin and I were sent to get ice when I discovered that my car was leaking! the window wouldn't seal, which I found highly annoying! (This became an ongoing saga that was temporarily fixed with saran wrap.

The party went beautifully, and Mrs. Pequignot was speechless. Even though it was pretty cold rain, we had a great time, and she couldn't quit saying how wonderful this was. Everyone had their picures taken in every possible configuration -- grandkids, grandkids with S/o's, brothers & Sisters, children, etc.... This produced a ton of great pictures that Tina could make into a scrapbook.

The next day, Tina and I went to WalMart to print the pictures from my camera to show everyone while we were there... Then we all went shopping at the Mall -- Mrs. Pequignot and I had a nice chat while Carol and Darrin were checking out.