Dinner With Grandpa Danny
Greetings to everyone.
One of the nice things we got to do after the reunion was tour some of Spokane and Rockford, the towns Rebecca hails from. We visited many of the places she spent time at as a little girl and teenager.
That also meant the old homestead, and Grandpa Danny's house, which is the next lot over from the old homestead. I enjoyed learning more about Rebecca; I even had some long-standing misunderstandings about the timeline of her life corrected.
In the late afternoon, we picked up Grandpa Danny, who took the day off work to meet with us. We toured Rockford, visited the local cemetery, stretched our legs (really, we let Xavier lose some of his pent-up energy) at the local fairgrounds play area.
While the adults spoke and reminisced, Xavier prowled the acreage Danny owns. He was especially interested in finding Danny's cat. We caught glimpses of it, but the kitty was not born yesterday. It knows a three-year old when it hears him.
We capped the visit with dinner at a local diner. Some of the best American Style cooking I have ever eaten, and the service was friendly and down-homey. It was a trip highlight, not just for the food, but we got to have an adult visit with Danny as we ate.
A great surprise to me, Danny presented me with a gift. He called it a belated birthday/Father's Day gift. And what a gift! A book on beekeeping. He had heard I am interested (have been for decades) in keeping bees and farming honey. I count it a special gift for which I am thankful.
Grandpa Danny had other gifts to present as well. He held on to Xavier's birthday presents rather than ship them; he wanted to present them himself and enjoy Xavier opening them live rather than over Skype or the phone. So, back at Danny's home, Xavier excitedly received several more toys from Disney's World of Cars.