Father's Day-My Dad in Pictures

Robert Jarvis Penney
October 21,1930-April 17,2007

What We Won't Do For Our Grandchildren

Tom had a class to teach in Norfolk Virginia so we upgraded our hotel and stayed three days on the beach. It was great to be able to walk to the beach and boardwalk. I did the driving down since Tom had his heart cath the day before. It worked out great and then we stopped by and saw our niece and her new baby in Yorktown , VA on the way home. We seriously missed the "boys" (Wyatt & Jack). Our hope is to take all the grandkids together somewhere for a few days every year.

Probably not the smartest things to do two days after having

an artery cut for the catherization

Ella "won" each of her cousins a prize!

Every time I think "I can't get THAT wet, I don't need my bathing suit"
Last year my cell phone was never quite right after leaving it in my shorts pocket

The boys each came to visit us when we got home

and what do Grandmas do?

GIVE THEM A SNACK

FLAG DAY- PLEDGE

OUR LOVELY GRANDDAUGHTER!

Show Us Where You Live Friday-BATHS

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We actually have four bathrooms, two "powder rooms" & two full baths. Since we live in a townhome with an open floor plan they are pretty much the same. I DID forget to take pictures of the "front" bath but I'm not home, I'm at the beach on vacation so I think you get the idea.

The Guest Bath

Towel Warmer
When our kids were younger I used to throw their towels in the dryer to warm them up

The Man Cave bathroom

sports rug, nobs, soap dish, dispenser, even a baseball bat made into a towel bar

actual baseballs as towel holders

Master Bath with large shower

US

My son calls these antique porn,

they really don't show anything but getting in and out of a tub and I LIKE them

Bad News- His heart is fine!

Ok, so I guess that sounds bad. Tom has been feeling like crap lately. He's worn down, in pain & depressed. He's got a laundry list of complaints. He has degenerating joints all over and has had surgery on his knees, wrists and two on his back. He now walks around with a rod & screws where once his lower three discs used to be. His joints continue to degenerate and his GP has been telling him to go back to the neurosurgeon for a year but he refuses and just treats the pain. Hence the crap load of complaints. When the GP found the hernia Tom was excited to think that THAT was the cause of his trouble. Not so! Then they found an irregularity in his EKG which led to a stress test that he passed with flying colors and then to today with a heart cath he had good/bad news . .

He has absolutely NO blockage in his main arteries.

It looks like he'll need to have that back surgery after all.

No one said life was easy! I love you Honey!

Oh ya and by the way here's a sandwich

go ahead and eat it laying flat on your back

PaPa doesn't feel good, give me a hug!

After a boost from Mommy onto PaPa's lap

Wyatt is all ears



I've been telling Ella for two weeks that we would paint the deck & picnic table

The weather finally cooperated

It seemed like a good idea

Still it didn't seem like a BAD idea

Until she was slipping and sliding in the paint

and had it on the side of the house and all over ME

Still, it DOES look kind of nice

Another Memory Monday/ Charlie

Charlie turned 29 on June 5th!

He was born on his Grandpap Dennison's birthday so

we gave him the same name,

Charles Thomas Dennison III with his namesake

He's FOUR

with Daddy 1980

Wasn't it yesterday that he was our baby boy

or was that a different lifetime ago.

I was 8 months pregnant with Charlie on my 21st birthday

September 2004

August 2003



Thumbs Up! November 2006

He's TWO!

He loved to listen to books on TAPE

That's our clown

With Daddy before the Army

Senior Night

Now he's a daddy. I have to go and cry now.

I love you Charlie!