Troutbirder II

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

Recent Visitors

πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—And so my son and two male grandchildren came to visit from a warm State far away.  Personal locations & other details have been censored in the past for obvious reasons.  One example was some years ago when my then six year old grandson had been allegedly arrested in Alabama for drunk driving from his home over a thousand miles away. They wanted money to bail him out.  I assume I was somehow culpable.
We had a grand time visiting malls and museums in the Twin Cities.  The timely arrival of a small snowstorm added to the fun.  Minnesota snowfun that is....:)  Take a look.
It had been a while since son Tony made a Minnesota snowman......
Grandpa Troutbirder can't get the snowblower started so ace honor student  and future hoops star "L" volunteers to shovel the drive way clear
Of course Grandma can't let the 4th grader do all the work.
It was sometime later that morning when late sleeping sophomore "E" appeared on the scene, ice daggers in hand.  Sad to say a snowball fight ensued and it was sometime before peace was restored. The following days saw several visits to the Twin Cities. We'll save that for another post....:)
 

20 comments:

  1. Amazing that your 6 year old Grandson could not only drive but could buy liquor. Good grief. Scammers are getting bold.
    Looks like all had fun with the snow and how great to have so many shovelers.

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  2. How wonderful you got to have some fun with your boys! Good times!

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  3. Looks like a wonderful spring break visit for you and Mrs. T!

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  4. While we're on the topic of kids...

    Guess who is no longer working as a PT and is now instead a stay at home "incubator" to a baby boy due in September :) Hope all is well with you and the Mrs!

    -B

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    1. What great news....:) I wish you and the future baby well. I expect you'll be one of the best moms ever. I expect the baby will have your wonderful smile!!! I hope you can visit my little blog again. And thanks for stopping by.

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  5. Kids from non snow areas really have fun in the snow.

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  6. That looks like a fun visit! I'm glad Tony was able to make a Minnesota snowman!

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  7. Oh, how fun!! Isn't it nice to have them come for a visit?! AND they shoveled too??! Glad you had some sunshine in the form of family coming for a visit. :)

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  8. That fun in the snow can become a real charmer, glad they got to visit

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  9. Hi Troutbirder - lovely to see the family and enjoy some idea of the times you had together ... family are so important ... cheers Hilary

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  10. The only good thing about scammers is that we can laugh at them... at least some can. Happy days in the snow, perfect for young boys.

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  11. I agree that it's a good idea to mask the identify of family members when you get scam calls like that. Your six-year-old grandson has begun a life of crime very early, it seems! :-)

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  12. Hello, What a scam, a 6 yr old driving and drinking. Looks like you had some great help shoveling. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!

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  13. It was nice of Minnesota weather to create such a wonderland for your visiting grands! Sounds like you had a great time!! :)

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  14. You are such a fun grandpa! I'm missing snow this year, but happy not to be shoveling it in March.

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  15. Well I'm glad you all had fun but I must say your pictures made me think of one thing .... BRRRRRRRRR IT'S COLD !

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  16. Lucky these children from a warm place were prepared clothing-wise for winter fun. I hope you entered into the snowball fight and that they didn't gang up on Grandpa!

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  17. Such fun! I had a snowball fight with my grandies last week!

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  18. How special to have some kids/grands visit... One of my sons and his girlfriend visited us in January --and it was SO special. Looks like everyone had a great time...

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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