Beneath the Wraps

                 Richard likes to go bowling.   For the most part we have gone to the Nickel Bowl in Myrtle Creek.   It is a convenient 5 minute drive compared to over 20 to Ten Down in Roseburg.     But yesterday we chose to go to Roseburg – and it was fun.   New look, new appeal – at least to my eyes as I don’t believe I have ever been since before 2020.              I loved the cleverness of their “pool ball” themed bowling balls and the filters used on photos each player provides for keeping score.   So here are some of the photos displayed as we bowled.

     I had hired a clown the year that Jenna turned three.   Her first birthday party with friends – one redhead, five blondes, and Jenna with her dark hair.      The clown’s name was Wheeler.   Two of my boys told me that I should hire my brother-in-law, Bill – who was actually not my brother-in-law at the time.   His wife, Annaleigh had some serious health issues and she would be a priority to whatever party plans I might have made.   At the time, I wasn’t aware that he really was trying to get gigs as a professional clown.      So on Jenna’s 6 th and 9 th birthday, we had Rocko come entertain the troops.   It was on her 9 th birthday that I realized she had had a clown at her party every three years.   I jokingly asked, “ Will you have a clown at your party when you turn 12 and 15?”      She said if it were possible, she would have had...