The dale of silver

I went home this weekend and loved unplugging from my Seattle life to just be with my family. Mom and I talked well into the afternoon of Saturday, me still in my long pink robe (at this point I think I can classify it as "vintage"), Mom doling out the wisdom. We made some dinner with Aunt S and the little sis and then sat down to a LONG game of Phase 10. Have you ever played Phase 10 dear blog reader? I swear you have to make a commitment to a minimum of 3 hours if you're playing the game with more than 3 people. I think Phase 10 is our family's game. It reminds me of camping trips and Coleman lanterns. We would gather around the picnic table and play until the bitter end. And when I say "bitter" I mean, usually the little sis did not win, and she would stomp away from the table talking about how unfair it was:). Ha! Happy to report that she's grown up and didn't stomp away from the table this time!

On Sunday, the little sis and I drove to Papa San's house to spend some time quality time with him. After a healthy dose of Fox News, I ventured solo to my cousin's soap box derby. Unbeknownst to me this was not a pine wood derby (in my mind they were racing little whittled cars with lead stuffed inside the tip) and I showed up to see the kids sitting in the derby cars, racing them down a hill. How come I never knew about this as a kid?!?

I got to spend some QT with Aunti T and Uncle S, and G'ma and G'pa even showed up! What an unexpected treat! I have to say that one of my favorite parts of the day was Auntie T telling me that Uncle S was consciously saying "yes" to everything nowadays. You have to understand that I think my Uncle S is the funniest person in the family (there are a lot of funny people in the brood, so he's off-the-charts funny). He would run off in the middle of a conversation, to load a derby car in the start gate, and then he would return to tell a story about how his WD40 wheels were on the winning car, then he would run back to help tear the tent down. Apparently he's also volunteered to run the projector at church, which created the first snag in his "say yes to everything" plan as the derby was all day Sunday. I can't wait to see what he says "yes" to next.

I love my family. I love spending time with them. I think they are some of the wisest, funniest, best people to be around. Every time I go home I think, "I could stay a few days longer."

kiki san