Wow, the time goes by so fast, already March 10th,  this old gal has a hard time keeping up. We have been celebrating more birthdays, last Sat. Mar. 1st was our granddaughter, Kayla's 20th birthday, that day would've also been my Dad's 84th birthday, it's hard to believe he has been gone for almost 18 years already.  Then on the 3rd we celebrated our son, Shane's 42nd birthday. Uffda, but that one makes me feel my age. But I'm so blessed to be able to be here and see him be a wonderful father and to watch him  become a grandpa and to see his hair turning grey.
     We had Shane, Melanie, Hunter, Shelly, Darby, Kodie & Nash out for supper, and to celebrate Shane's birthday.  I fixed Uffda Tacos and made a german chocolate cake for dessert.  We had a good time, and so much fun with little Nash, he is getting to be a blast to watch,  he says hi now and loves playing hide'n seek with Hunter.. Hunter would hide behind the bar, Nash would slowly sneak up to the bar and peak around the corner, he new Hunter was about to scare him, but he would about jump out of his skin every time, turn on a dime and run over to me for protection, his little feet would hardly touch the floor.  We all laughed and laughed, I got simply weak from laughing…  Good medicine for the soul, for sure.
     Mar 6th was our step-granddaughter, Mikenna's 17th birthday.   Also got some sad news as Marlys Hulst passed away on the 6th, she had a massive heart attack.
     Friday the 7th, Wayne and I went to Fargo to shop for a vehicle. On the way we stopped by  the home in Roseau first,  so I could tell Adeline about Marlys. She set me aback as  I know she has been getting more confused as time goes by, but this was about the worst, that I have noticed, When I told of Marlys' passing,  she said "Marlys Saage?  Oh no, whatever will Clarence do now?"  I really didn't know what to say as Clarence passed away many years ago.  She said that twice.  Sure is hard to watch someone, especially a loved one, when they are starting to loose touch with the world as we know it.  I know I sure feel helpless and makes you just want to give them a hug and hang on tight.
     Well, anyways we set out for Fargo after that, and had some real nasty roads, covered with snow & hard drifts and blowing snow so it was real hard to see all the way to Drayton, ND. which is about 65 miles,  there we turned onto the interstate and then it gradually got better, by the time we got to Grand Forks, they were pretty good. When we got to Fargo, they had hardly any snow, what a difference a few miles can make.  It was almost 6:00 p.m. when we finally got there, as Wayne had went in to work at 2:00 am so it was almost noon when he got home from work and then we decided to go.  We checked into the motel and then went and cruised the car lots, pretty much found what we were looking for, picked up a burger and took back to the motel. Then went back the next morning to see if we could make a deal.  About 4 hours later, we had made a deal, traded off out good pickup, which was really the nicest vehicle we have ever owned, but we just didn't feel ourselves in it.  Think it was too fancy for us country folk.  We need an older pickup, that we don't need to be scared that it might get a scratch if the dog rides in the back and one that Wayne can use to haul wood and things.  We had thought we would like that nice pickup for pulling the camper, and thought we might like to do some camping once Wayne retires, but with the price of gas, campsites, and not to mention the work involved, we are now thinking that we might just as well stay at a motel, if and when we ever decide to go on any trips.  So a change of plans, meant a change in vehicles and we came home each driving one, Wayne a 2003 chevy pickup and me driving a 2011 Expedition.  Pretty nice, but by the time we were done dealing we were both feeling so punk,  that we couldn't even enjoy the drive home.
     Sunday, neither one of us is feeling much better today, coughing like mad, and such sinus, I sure do hate getting these colds, thought maybe we were going to make it through this winter without one, but not quite that lucky…  We did take a ride over to Warroad and met up with Shelly, Darby, Kayla and her friend, Cole for supper. So that was good, just to get out and get some fresh air, it is the nicest day we've had since last summer, got to about 36 degrees today and beautiful sunshine… Love it, gives one Spring fever, for sure.
     Today we were blessed with another beautiful day got just about to 40 degrees today, so good to see  and feel a little warmth from the sunshine… We took Wayne's (new-to-us) pickup for a ride in the woods today, Gunda got to even go with and ride in the back, she loved it.  Seen lots of deer, even they are loving this nice weather, it's been a long time coming.  Much appreciated, for sure… Thank You Lord…
     Also got news today as we got a new member to the "Holland Family" side,  Dakota Mae Grewen was born at 11:02 this morning. CONGRATS goes out to the proud parents, Addison and Emily Grewen,  grandparents, Kim and George Ransom and great grandpa Donnie Turner…. So happy for them, all went well and there waiting is finally over, she was 2 wks overdue so it was time for  precious little princess to make her appearance.
     Today also would've been Grandma Tillie's 102nd birthday,  oh my, how I miss her so…  Happy Birthday Grandma,  "I love you more today than yesterday and more tomorrow than today."  That was one of her favorite says to us when we would spend the night at her house and it was bedtime, that's how she would say good night and when she would sign our birthday cards etc…  Now I find myself using it at those times…  Love & miss her more than any words can say…..
     I'm signing off for tonight, this is a little catch up of how our world turns up here in this neck of the woods this past wk.  Until we meet again...