Ruthi’s older brother/wife (Bill/Blanche) gave us Common Bonds [a game with cards like Trivia that give 3 word/things (Jesus, 1st man in space, and RinTinTin) for which you have to identify the Common Bond between them (answer is below). They are as much fun as the Trivia cards just in a different way! Anything so we don’t have to talk with each other (just kidding).
Our time in Ruthi’s brother’s {in early August] and her sister’s (Betty) [the past 2 weeks] areas was really fun and tiring – how tired can a person get from laughing and laughing and laughing about their common or not so common history. When we left Alaska one of the clean-up tasks was to ship a couple of Ruthi’s “scrap” (more like “trash”) books down to the family Pack Rat (her brother, Bill, though Betty is a close second ). Ruthi made the mistake of mentioning how their parents pictures might be scan into a pc and cataloged for viewing. She has to admit that it wasn’t her original idea, as two of her cousins (Beth and Lynnie) had done as much in preparation for the 75th Codo family reunion (remember the whole reason for our trip into the INFERNO known by others as the MidWest in summer).
Anyway, Bill took that as an opening to return Ruthi’s “scrap” back to her!!! He also brought along the case (11x24x18 cardboard box) filled with our parents pictures. So, now Ruthi is scanning in pictures from her high school and college days. One of the books reflects quotes, saying and advertisements that caught her eye when she was in high school and college - so, more scanning to do. What a nice winter project for her.
Common Bond answer: All are shepherds!
