Thursday, January 19, 2023
Greetings From a Possible Crime Scene
Well, just a quick hello. We’re enjoying a relaxing week in the mountains with Blair and John Samuel. On our way, we picked up Blair at the end of her long week at market and met John Samuel up here in Blue Ridge, GA. Carson couldn’t make it due to the fact that he’s now a participant in the real world and hasn’t accumulated much vacation yet. We’re just enjoying each other’s company- eating, shopping, napping, hiking, and celebrating Davis’s birthday.
As is the case with all of our mountain trips, I continue to bring up the rear in hiking. Davis and John Samuel lead the way with our hounds. Blair hangs back with me because that’s what daughters do, but I clearly remain the weak link. If there is one of us to be sacrificed for the greater good in a pursuit by a wild animal, I’m certain I’d be the obvious choice, so I’m trying to stay vigilant. I also used my first composting toilet along a trail today but vow to never repeat the experience as long as I live.
I enjoyed my short stint as line leader in the parking lot.
How quickly the order changes when there are inclines involved.
This afternoon, Ruby came to the door of our cabin with a bone that once belonged to a very large something. Not really paying attention, we thought it was the big bone we’d bought at the pet store and let her inside. Soon after, the room started to fill up with a smell. A terrible, awful smell. That’s when we realized it wasn’t the bone we’d bought at the store, but a large bone of unknown origin…that still reeked….from the backwoods of Georgia. We promptly got it back outside, sprayed the surfaces with disinfectant, and opened the doors for fresh air. Due to the sheer size of it, we’re unsure if Ruby has unearthed a crime scene or what, but we threw it back into the woods and will pretend we didn’t see a thing. Whatever it was, I continue to be intrigued (and horrified) by Ruby’s ability to find remnants of death wherever she goes.
It’s always nice to get away and hang out with our adult children. We consider John Samuel ours, too. These two are so much fun and Carson has added his hilarious banter through calls and texts all week. This is the part they don’t tell you about in the books about raising kids. One day, when they’re all grown and moved away, they’ll start to seem less like children and more like friends. This is the crowning glory of parenthood.
See y’all next week!
JONI
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Looks so fun!
ReplyDeleteJoni, that is a great week away! I agree with your last statement!
ReplyDeleteI love Blue Ridge! We are fortunate to live in Atlanta and have the N. GA mountains so close to us.
ReplyDeleteWe love traveling with and enjoying our grown children. And they even pay for things occasionally now, which is quite a nice turn of things!
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