Old Friends

This weeks laundry picture again is brought to you by Connor. Until Alex starts leaving more than sand and grass stains in/on his clothes, we will most likely stick with Connor. 

Do you have those friends that are good, if not great friends, that you never seem to able to see much anymore? You have kids, mortgages, and a job, so you can never seem to find the time to get together. The great thing about these kind of friends, you always pick up where you left off. There is no awkwardness or uncomfortable silences as soon as the evening starts. Well, we had that with some friends two weeks ago (yes I know, two weeks between loads. I've been lazy. Back off). Connors memento from that evening reminded me what a great night it was. 

Two plastic knives. Left in the hands of a six and five year old boy, can either be a ninja sword, laser gun, or even Leonardo's swords (Turtle not artist. Although the artist might have had samurai swords? Who knows). These were a stow away, accidentally, from that evening.

I have been friends with this person for going on 24 years. We have been through thick and thin. Cliche, I know but it's true. We went through a rough patch and are starting to emerge from that. Mandy and his wife get along great. She is teaching Mandy how to can and juice. Our kids are about the same ages and of the same temperament. It was a great evening of Mexican food, big wheels, badminton, Marvel cartoons and most importantly, guacamole. The kids stayed up way too late, had too much sugar and it was ok. We made a promise to try harder to see each others families more often and we have a sushi night planned end of this month. Hopefully we can stick with seeing each other more often.