HAPPY BIRTHDAY 'WEE WEE'...'36'...and other stuff!

Well, Wendy is 'holding her own' as time marches on. At 36, she is still gorgeous and a real 'head turner'. So, just wanted to get in a HAPPY BIRTHDAY WENDY post here before too much time goes by past her Birthday.

We went to a $75.00 a person fundraising dinner together several weeks ago for the 'Children's Advocacy Center' which is a wonderful program, and I found myself among the Newport 'muckety mucks' or 'wanna be muckety mucks' after a long. dry spell. I have to admit that after a few hours I was more than ready to go. Wendy, of course, worked the room like the pro she is...but I am in such a 'why bother' stage in life...it was difficult not to go wait in the car. lol I don't know if it is because I have been so 'burnt out' on these things for many years now that I had to restrain myself from running from the room...or, if it is just because my life is so remote from all 'that jazz' now it is just plain uncomfortable.

Don't get me wrong, we were at a table with Wendy's boss and her husband and some other really nice people which was enjoyable, and there was a silent and live auction and a great full band playing nostaligic music etc....but, I think after hundreds of such events...the zest for them just get's up and goes somewhere else. It was sort of like the Visalia Chamber Christmas Tree Auction without the Christmas trees...and I found myself with 'zero' interest in meeting anyone new. Maybe I can go to one of these events once a year and be ok with it, but don't wager any money on it. lol

Now, it was really fun to have Ashleigh, Jon, Jordan and Emily and the Denison family here for a Birthday dinner for Emily, and the smaller, more personal get togethers are a lot of fun. Of course the kids were having fun and I enjoyed that even more. Watching them and talking to them and listening to them is such a blast. Emily is learning the 'balance beam' on a log. Jon has grown another foot and Ashleigh was just a delight to be around. The Denison's are becoming such good friends, we now have their 16 year old son working for Hogfather's (and around the ranch as needed) and Rhonda is working for Faye two afternoons a week for now. Monday afternoon and Friday afternoon.



















This coming weekend is the 'Biker Swapmeet' at Hogfather's and there will be rock & roll, and catering of Frito Boats & Hot Dogs by Will and Wendy, and a big 'blow out sale' of Hogfather gear, clothes etc. so a lot of time and energy is going into that right now. We had dinner at Wendy and Will's last night and Will made a three bean lamb chili that was great...and it was so much fun that we forgot the time until Will announced he wanted to go to bed and we all then scattered like cockroachs when the light is turned on. lol

Wendy, Will, Allen and I went to a very high dollar dinner at the Shalishan Lodge for Wendy's Birthday, and to say we were disappointed is the understatement of the year. It was really awful for the price and the service matched it.

Sunday, Wendy, Will and I went to the 'Wine and Seafood Festival' which was a lot of fun too.

So, sometimes it's 'chicken' and sometimes it's 'feathers'....

In any event...HAPPY BIRTHDAY WENDY, (February 16th)...and I am wishing you many, many more!