A Glorious "Fantastic" Day!
Yesterday, my three "fantastic" children (adults of course) as well as two of their "fantastic" spouses (also adults of course), and two of my "fantastic" grandchildren (also adults of course) came to visit me at the Bistro in our village. We sat around a long table and ate "fantastic" fried oysters and Reuben sandwiches. And then... and then... we had the most deliciously "fantastic" chocolate/peanut butter cake in the world for dessert. The only bad thing about the cake was .... it had candles that were bent into the numbers "8" and "3. I'm not sure why. (Since nobody smokes and carries matches anymore, the candles could not be lit... that made it real easy for me to blow them out!)
My family all sang (in key too) "Happy Birthday" while lots of my village neighbors looked on and chimed in as well. Very nice experience for this old man. (Why do us old guys cry a lot?)
They then surprised me with a beautiful birthday card and a "fantastic" calendar with twelve pictures of my three children (adults of course) in various poses, mostly appropriate to the time of year. I love it!
Another reason they were here with me, was the fact that we are all excited about ancestry.., namely, who was my biological father? We now know for sure who my biological grandfather was, but he had four sons who could possibly fit the bill as my father. We are learning more and more each day. DNA testing with Ancestry.com and MyHeritage.com has come up with the names of a number of my biological cousins, uncles and aunts. They all seem like nice people.Pictures that a representative of that family sent to my son show that some of "their folks" look a lot like some of "our folks." I'm hoping that we can all get together someday... but, it's got to be fairly soon, because I'm not getting any younger.
During this get-together, my grandson, Jackson, played some "fantastic" piano. He is self-taught, just like my mother, my aunt Hattie, my aunt Mary and my Uncle Allen. So, even though his last name is not Vaughan, he is still upholding the musical Vaughan tradition. His father, John, plays guitar for various venues in the Westminster area, so Jackson gets his talents from two families. As the Vaughan patriarch, I am supposed to carry on the musical tradition, but I never learned to play the piano, so I am very pleased that Jackson has.
During our Bistro sojourn, lots of my fellow villagers remarked how beautiful and handsome my family is. How true! Unfortunately, Elaine could not be with us because of a stomach problem. I took her the last piece of cake and this made her feel a lot better.
I know I'm missing a lot about yesterday's experience, but you must know the main thing... I loved being with my "fantastic" family!
Joe, the "Movie Star"..so..Cameron, could this be why I have a "fan club?".
Joe in Real Life
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On a serious note: my daughter, Elizabeth Murphy is having a medical problem. Today, she is going to join a "prayer circle" set up for her at a local church. Please help her out by including her in your prayers. Thank you. Joe
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