I missed doing my update in May and chances are pretty good that I will miss it again in June so thought I would use a rainy, cold Sunday to bring everyone up-to-date on the senior Spencers. This spring we had the opportunity to spend time with all of our grandkids and with Jon and Trish. I am going to try to put some pictures in at the end of this post. (ok, I tried to do it at the end, but here they are at the beginning.) We took a short trip to Washington, DC as well. Our timing meant that we missed the Cherry Blossom Festival (which may have been a good thing), but we enjoyed our visit and the opportunity to see so many things of national pride. I especially enjoyed visiting the World War II monument and the Vietnam Wall. Also visited Arlington Cemetery and witnessed the changing of the guard. One of the attractions at Arlington is the perpetual flame marking the grave site of John F. Kennedy. All of the memories of that horrible event in our history came flooding back. It was pretty emotional though it has been such a long time since the event Recently, we have been spending lots of time in the yard getting ready for the summer season: checking to see what the deer left for us to enjoy, feeding the flowers and trees and moving the summer toys out of the big garage.
We are looking forward to seeing many of the million Johnsons at Jill's and Bryan's wedding in a few weeks. Bob and I are hosting a 'rehearsal dinner' of sorts-if you have a part in the actual ceremony, you will be forced to have dinner at the Rowe Inn in Ellsworth (a truly lovely place with great food). If you only need to practice sitting in chairs and raising your arm in a toast, you can enjoy dinner at our house. If you are in (or near) town on June 26, we hope you will come. The menu will be more like picnic fare, but we think it will be fun to get together. Jon and family and Tim and family will for sure be with us. Gwen Lisenbee will be the center of our attentions since her parents will be dining at the Rowe. Finally, it is rumored that our brother, Matt, will be arriving sometime that afternoon. Come anytime around 4:00 p.m. For planning purposes, let us know if you can join in the fun.
Now comes the hard part, I will try to add some pictures: ok, they're here but not where I wanted. Hope you enjoy.
