Old Order Mennonite Memoirs

"On my next birthday I will be nine and then I'll soon be ten years old." These words came from Grandson Tyson last week as we sat with him around the table, enjoying his homemade birthday meal. Besides pizza and fresh veggies, there was a huge 3D dump truck cake. It leaned a bit on its wheels with a heavy load of dark soil and rocks (crushed sandwich cookies and chocolate-covered marshmallows) but the colors were right, as was the CAT name.

Included in the day were games and songs besides watching Mia with her puppies. It was the first time I saw them since they were born in late December....