the aunties

My aunties are in town this week, and that means I am surrounded by greatness. Aunt Blanche just hit a milestone birthday recently. I think it was 80, but, honestly, she doesn't look a day over 67. She just retired a couple of months ago, has a terrific French manicure AND pedicure, loves to bake and take food to people who are shut in, and still enjoys sassing her little brother (my dad) when he needs it.

Aunt Linda, who's in her 60's, also retired recently, and spent her summer taking two different student groups to Costa Rica and France. Now she's on a road trip with my folks from Kansas to Tennessee and back, and they'll be here again in a couple of months, en route to D.C. and New York City to see the trees changing color this fall.

These ladies are machines! I hope I have their energy and love of life THIS year, let alone when I turn 60 or 70 or 80!!