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Thursday, July 10, 2014

The Boys Received a RAK!

One of my most favorite friends, Keith, sent the boys a
package!  Spencer always checks the mail and looks for
his name.  This one was extra fun because it
came from Great Britain!





It was a nice train magazine!


A few hours later I peeked into the boys' bedroom and
found Spencer flipping through the pages!


Isn't this the cutest picture?
They all took turns looking.
Thanks, Keith!


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    1. That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me. What's it mean?

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    2. Linda - I just looked it up in my Boy Scouts Dikshunary. There will be NO Christmas card for you this year !

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    4. Keith I said you are sweet and amazing!!!

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    5. Flattery will get you a nice Christmas card this year; unlike some people . . . . . .

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    6. I will be happy to receive Keith:)

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    8. Well he shouldn't be mean to you and welcome back after the cottage!!
      But I thought he was a very kind old curmudgeon tiday wasn't he? . . . . lol

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    9. Here I am!
      Curmudgeon. Just the sound of that word makes me laugh!

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    10. What a fabulous word! . . . . lol

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    11. Oh I am so grateful for learning such extraordinary words here now and then! Curmudgeon I've certainly never seen before. Is it especially American? Old fashioned?

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    12. Hello Christel - tonight was the first time I met the word, courtesy of LInda
      Just looked it up
      Curmudgeon means a bad-tempered or surly person.
      A little hard of Linda do you not think . . . Keith is not quite that bad!!! . . . .lol

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    14. You were funny and so was the word.
      Had you said it to me, there would have been no problem whatsoever!! . . .

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  2. Amazing! And they look absolutely happy. I know they love trains!
    How sweet Keith sent this to the kids!

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  3. This kind gesture is what makes this world go around! We need more of it too!! Way to go Keith!! And Betsy, I know you loved it as much as the boys---just because it made them so happy. See???? It's those "little things" that mean the most.

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    1. I totally agree! It made me happy too...it really is the little things!

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    2. Well here's a little hug! . . . :)

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  4. Puts a big smile on my face - and the boys look so sweet... and grown!

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    1. I know...I was thinking the same thing....all grown up.

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  5. What a lovely thing to do! And how fun for the boys to get something like that in the mail! :)

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    1. It was so fun watching them open it! They were so excited!

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  6. Great gift indeed for them at your feed
    Who knows where each new page will lead
    Could be working on the railroad
    As that song goes into high mode

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    1. There is usually a song coming from their room
      as they let the volume boom!

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  7. What a nice surprise for the boys!

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    1. It really was....and I enjoyed watching them, too! That last picture is my favorite....he sneaked off to be alone and look through it. So sweet.

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  8. How very kind of Keith.
    Well done, mate . . . you are the the King of Hearts" :)

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    1. the King of Hearts? Oh, that is so cute. ha. I think he'll love that name and make us call him that all the time!

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    2. But I am the Ace of Hearts so tell him not to get too carried away because I can always trump hin . . . . lol
      Off to bed . . . :)

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    3. And here I thought you were the Joker, Ed! :)

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    4. Eddie - You too can be a Curmi . . . Cuermad . . . Curmgeun . . . a grumpy old git like me if you try hard enough, but you are too much a kind hearted soul to succeed.

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    5. I am a joker too . . . but I've always been the leader of the pack . . . . lol
      . . . and Keith you are so nice these days I can scared believe it - have you started a new course of vitamins and why have you not commented on my blog recently - do you think there is an outbreak of MRSA here? . . . . . lol

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  9. Very thoughtful. It's nice to get something special in the mail. :)

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  10. That is so sweet! An unexpected gift is the best. I love the pictures!

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    1. I think so, too! Surprises are just so much fun!

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  11. What a special RAK...the look on the faces say it all. And that last picture. I just melt looking at it. I don't know Keith..but I think I like him no matter what Linda says. HaHa

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    1. I just melted, too, when I peeked in their room and saw him like that. Had to run and get my camera. He just poured over each page!

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    3. Sorry about the deletion above. I meant to say it's nice that the my friends in Bloggyland like me, cos I don't !

      Maybe I'm thick, but what does RAK mean? I hate all these abbreviations on the net, because I don't understand half of them, IHT !

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    4. Oh Betsy is asleep, as usual . . . but I can answer that question RAK = Random Act Of Kindness

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    5. Ah, well Eddie beat Wanda to the answer, but he's right. And now you know, Keith! :)

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  12. smiles.
    very cool keith.
    i imagine the boys will get hours of fun from that.

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    1. Yes, and it's really cute...they put it away with their favorite train books like it's really something special!

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  13. Betsy...this just makes me smile. Your boys look so happy and identical! Ha! What a nice thing your friend did and yes, your pictures are a wonderful testament to how your guys can get immersed in what they truly love. :)

    Jane xx

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    1. And those two aren't the identical ones! Ha. Unbelievable, huh!

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  14. Such a thoughtful gesture and the photos are so sweet.

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  15. Ok , Keith, what I really want to know is how to say curmudgeon in French!

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    1. It IS a French word, but the English stole it! A "Nice old gentleman" is "un beau vieux gentilhomme" I know that because everybody in the village in France calls me that.

      Linda has got a lot to answer for; "curmudgeon" indeed!

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    2. Get out of that!

      Na-na-nun-e-nah!

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    3. Na-na-nun-e-nah!.....is that French, too?

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