Our Visit from Poppa and Marilyn

Section 2: Local News

We just completed a week long visit from my grandparents- Len and his wife Marilyn. Each year, they travel to Brownsville Texas for the winter in their RV- aka "Palace on Wheels". Minnesota is just too cold for them. They begin their journey in New Jersey visiting other family, and then made their way down to SC before heading for the border. They park the Palace at a campground that is located a few hundred feet from our neighborhood. Way to plan that! Not only did we eat ALL week- we ate Italian and more Italian! Imagine that! Poppa and Marilyn slaved all day Friday preparing a feast of 101 meatballs, sauce and pasta. OMG I have never seen so much food in my life! My kitchen was not prepared for that! The best part was fighting over the leftovers. We each got 18 meatballs- and Paulie made sure I counted right!
The visit wouldn't have been complete without a trip to the flea market. Wow, what an adventure. My three kids, my mother who stops and looks at every table and the flea market pro's- not a good mix! If it wasn't Brandon lost, it was Poppa- but we knew we could find him wherever there were books. I left there never wanting to return! I will stick with Wallie World!

We ended the week without any drama- and that's pretty impossible with 4 very stubborn Italians. They continued on their journey to Texas Sunday morning, stopping in Atlanta to visit a cousin. We wish them great travels and hope to see them again next year.

On to another week...