Last week Grandma Ellis turned 80 years old. We (and by ‘we’ I mean my Aunts and Uncles) decided to throw a huge party for her. There were 126 of her closest relatives, including children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, etc.
She really doesn’t look 80 if you ask me, and she can still run circles around many people my age. I suppose I should write something about her. Audrey Racher was born in 1927 near Champion Alberta. She joined the church when she was 18 (though she’d been going to church most of her life). She married Jim Ellis later that year (although he wouldn’t join the church for another year after that) and moved into the farmhouse where she’s lived ever since. She raised nine kids, my mom being born in 1948, and my uncle James being born in 1963. In 1989 she and grandpa served a mission in Wisconsin.
So what do you give someone for their 80th birthday? Here is my sister Lori presenting a gift from the grandchildren. It is a scrapbook of all of her descendants over the last year. I think that’s a pretty good gift.
Another bonus of the big party is that all of my brothers and sisters, and my nieces and nephews were there. It is a rare opportunity that we get to take a picture like this. So my parents have 7 kids, 5 kids-in-law, and 8 grandkids. That makes them about 1/5th to where Grandma and Grandpa Ellis are.
So, what is everyone doing this summer? We should start with this week. The street performers’ festival starts this Friday. I’m also going to suggest that there be a picnic of sorts on Saturday. Any suggestions on locations? I was thinking either downtown by the library, or else near the Farmer’s Market off of Whyte.
Also on Saturday there is a swing dance that I might be interested in going to. I’ve been to them in the past, and they’re fun, but I’m wondering if anyone else would like to. Click here for more information.
Also I would like to see the Transformers movie. Because I'm a geek.
Anyone?
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I came! It is a longer post.
I think that a lovely recorder number is always a perfect birthday present to a grandparent. For my Grandpa's 75th that is what Sonja and I did, and I have to say we rocked the joint.
Lovely summer ideas.
I want to see Transformers because the guy on it (not the nerdy one) is dreamy.
I think the nerdy one is kinda dreamy actually...a little young for me though. Fergies BF is pretty dreamy though.
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