The Week in Review

This past week was probably one of the busiest I have had in a while. I had a full week at work giving orientations on the library databases and getting back into the swing of life at the library. It was good to see everyone and find out that one of our younger librarians is expecting in January.

Monday evening we began the mushroom scare with #2. Check out Laura's blog http://www.thehensonhouse.blogspot.com/ for the details. In short, Wes ate some wild mushrooms in the backyard and had to spend the night in the hospital. We made a flying trip to Tupelo and kept William overnight and came back home Tuesday evening after all was well again. FYI, there are only 5 varieties of mushroom that will kill you, and they do not grow in managed backyards. But some of those will make a person fairly sick. In the words of William, "We don't eat mushrooms."

Wes enjoying William's birthday party. No ill effects from his mushroom tasting.

I have also made another step into the world of technology. I added the text option to my cell phone. Yes, I felt like an idiot at first, but I am learning my way around the vocabulary and short cuts for words. Most of my friends know that talking on the phone is not one of my favorite things to do, so texting lets me communicate without all the niceties of phone conversation. I now know why my writing students were writing is such a weird language. They had a good bit of carry over from their texting habits.

We were back on our way to Tupelo on Saturday morning for #1's birthday party. The rain didn't put too much of a damper on the occasion. Laura and Chase moved it to the fellowship hall at their church. A good time was had by all.

William eating a piece of his motorcycle birthday cake.

Daddy and Wes think the cake tastes pretty good too.

We then left in the afternoon to go on to Olive Branch for a visit with our dearest friends Shirley and Jay. We had a great time sitting on their back porch swinging, catching up, watching birds, and eating too many do-nuts Sunday morning. The night before we met several friends at the Como Steak House for a great meal and fellowship.

Shirley and Jay. Hard to believe we were all in college together some 37 years ago.

Laura says I am never on the other side of the camera. So here I am with the sweetest husband a wife could ever ask for.

Life looks to be a bit quieter this coming week. C U LTR