Busy - Busy - Busy

Gosh......where do I start. My job got a bit busier last week with one less assistant in our office but thank goodness the rest of us communicate well or I would be pulling my hair out or maybe taking a bit more vacation time. This past Saturday Stan and his "little" brother (Chris, who isn't so little) visited Cherokee to see just how the Indians live (in Harrah's) and then Sunday we had the Caldwell Reunion in Lincolnton, NC. My kids love to count and laugh at how many times they are asked by the other kids "...are you a Caldwell" and of course it is with the infamous hills and hollar accents of NC (just not quite like our lowcounty accent). What you do not know is that these other cousins live right there in Lincolnton, NC so they all know each other really well even playing daily together. I think we may be the farthest away that came. McKenzie finally asked in all seriousness.....Mom, are we a Caldwell??? After I stopped laughing inside I couldn't help but make a lesson out of our family tree on Stan's side by asking.....What is Grandpa C's last name, followed by the line of kin to get to her (so it does make a little more sense now). While we were in the area we stopped by the nursing home to see Grandpa C who turned 91 this year, although he doesn't know who we are due to Alzheimer's, he thoroughly enjoyed watching McKenzie and petting Sam (our black cocker spaniel). It is amazing what a pet does to people in nursing homes. Sam thought he was hot stuff walking around that place. While leaving Stan even found a nice elderly "friend" who struck up a conversation by asking where we lived and his "friend" stated how far away that was for her to go as she walked right out with us, then Stan thought twice when the alarm went off from her ankle bracelet. You should have seen them running after her!!! And the expression on Stan's face was, let's say.....PRICELESS.