Friday

Vacation with Peg

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Peg is ready to travel as we arrive at Providence Place following our Double Nickels Bike Trip. She is coming to Virginia for a vacation, first with us and later at Smith Mountain Lake with the Benders. The trip is uneventful, following Interstate 81 south with lunch at Panera's until we near Harrisonburg. Traffic is stopped and we wait and wait. It's an accident like we have not seen before with six or seven cars smashed, two wrecked tractor trailers (one hanging off a bridge) and a third jack-knifed......all spread out in a row over two miles. We are delayed over an hour and have to give up plans to stop for a tasting at a winery. A bit further south, we saw a similar accident on the north bound lane. The accidents really show how Interstate speeds can cause drivers to loose control of their vehicles and eventually end up in very serious collisions. The delay did have a silver lining for us as we reached Blue Mountain Brewery just in time for dinner. And....since Peg had never experienced tasting a flight of beers, we just had to do it!

Wednesday

An early phone call sets the agenda for the day.....Katie is having a baby.....we're headed for Chapel Hill! We arrive late afternoon just before Audrey Elizabeth! It is a special event because four generations are present for Audrey's birth....and mom and baby are healthy and doing great!

Thursday

It was a good day for us old folks to rest up after our travels, get food into the house and do assorted errands.

Friday

Katie says she is coming to Lynchburg for Julie Palmer's wedding (she is a bridesmaid)! In preparation for a busy weekend, we took a picnic lunch to Leo Grande winery. We did a tasting with the owner (a delightful chap) serving up the rounds and then ate our lunch with a nice Nebbiolo on the porch; a view of the Peaks of Otter in the distance.

Saturday

Katie arrived last night. Grandpa's job today is to watch Henry; easy duty! We went to the market and playground before lunch and after to the spray park, playground and rode his bike around the neighbor....and Henry is still running around the house! Grandpa on the other hand is exhausted! Katie had Audrey with her all day during the lead up to the wedding and Grandma went to the B&B to watch her during the ceremony. Granny still can't believe you were in the wedding Katie, three days after having a baby!

Sunday

Gretchen and I took Henry to Blackwater Creek; he wanted to ride his Skoot to the "tunnel!" It was a good outing and gave Katie time to rest with Audrey and Peg before heading back to NC after Henry's nap.

Monday

After a month in the body shop, the Prius is ready and we went to Moneta to pick it up this morning. The Coachworks did a marvelous job. It looks like a new car! So the hassle in making the arrangements was worthwhile in the end. What truly is amazing is the cost of fixing the damage from the hail storm is almost 1/3 the cost of the car. It is also quite impressive how paintless dent repair can eliminate the dents by rubbing them from the inside. The sections done by that technique are flawless. On the way home we stopped at the Dutchess of Bedford Bakery for lunch. It's a fine lunch spot and Peg remembered stopping there for lunch with us years ago.

Tuesday

Kelley arrived with Maggie so Peg got to meet her third great-grandchild and I took another "four generations" picture. Maggie is a precious little girl, developing on schedule given her "preemie" status. At the moment, much to Gretchen's dismay, she has stranger anxiety and does not want to be held by Grandma!

Wednesday

Peaches anyone? A necessary trip to Saunder's Orchard gave us a good excuse for a lunch outting. So we left a bit early and stopped at Wild Wolf for lunch. It was delightful as usual and Maggie had a great time sitting in her car seat at the table, eating her snacks, taking in her surroundings. She even discovered how good it was to suck on a cold water glass! Peach season...my favorite time of year for fruit. Peaches on cereal for breakfast, and Gretchen's home made peach pie!

Thursday

The girls hung around the house today and I was off on my weekly TOF Brothers bike ride. Jenny came in from SML to see Maggie and Kelley and Maggie is showing signs of warming up a bit to these "strangers." I made shrimp and grits for supper.

Friday

Gretchen got to hold Maggie this morning without her tossing a fit, as long as mom wasn't too far away. Have no fear Grandma, it is just a normal cognitive developmental stage! After too short a visit, Kelley and Maggie are leaving today. It was wonderful seeing them and so neat to see our daughter being such a great mom! Peg's tenure with us is drawing to a close as well; she'll be leaving tomorrow for the second half of her vacation with Jenny at the lake. For our last outing, we went to the Ploughcroft Tea Room downtown. It's an authentic British Tea Room with tea, sweets and British dishes. I had a steak and ale pie and Gretchen and Peg had Canterbury chicken and mushroom pie. It was so great having you once again in Virginia, Peg! We had a marvelous time....and I hope I can be just like you at ninety-two!

 

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