October 15, 2010

• Poor Rissy.

  She woke up this morning without her little friend!

          
    

                      

  We had a nice surprise last night.

  Granddaughter, JanaLyn, got to spend the evening playing with the girls. 

  She and Stephanie came over for dinner.  As soon as everyone had eaten, JanaLyn was off down the hall to play with the girls and our “little” dog, Little Bit.  Sushi is still a bit too much for her, size-wise.

  When it was time for the girls to read (they have to read each night for 30 minutes), JanaLyn jumped right into the routine and found books to read on her reading level.

                    

  She likes to do what “the girls” do, and fits right in with the rest of them!

                           

  Rissy was there (ever the teacher) to help her with the hard words.

            

  Stephanie found Little Bit snuggled up to JanaLyn and asked me to get a picture of the two of them.

     

  In this next picture, JanaLyn’s face resembles mine so very much (when I was a child). 

      
                                                          So much so, it’s a little creepy!
  

  This is the picture Stephanie wants me to copy, so she can frame it.  Sweet dog and sweet little girl!!!!!!!!!!!
          

  For dinner, I made some sirloin steak pieces, white rice, broccoli, and served bread & butter.  We only had a bit of broccoli left afterward!  We had French vanilla pudding with fresh strawberries on top for dessert.  Yum!  A bunch of hearty eaters.  JanaLyn said, “I love Granny”s cooking!”

  Right before JanaLyn and Sephanie had to leave, I played some hymns on the piano.  JanaLyn came out – in awe.  She’s never heard me play (since I haven’t played in 20 years!)   I promised she could come back and I would teach her a few things.  I helped her play (with one finger) “Doe a Deer.”  Stephanie commented it had been a LONG time since I’d played. 

  I was so proud of my 3 younger girls.  As I played old (VERY OLD) hymns, they sang right along.  I’m glad they have learned some of the older songs!

           

  Yesterday, while grocery shopping at Wal-Mart, I bought baby gifts for two girls.  One, I go to church with (her shower is Saturday – a brunch) and the other is a friend of Stephanie’s, who THOUGHT she was having a girl and was surprised by a baby boy. 

  All of the soft fuzzy clothing and the newer colors in baby clothes made me wish I had thousands of dollars to spend.  Just so sweet.  Not sweet enough to want another one for *me*, but sweet, nonetheless!!!!

       

  I’m just sick.  I got a new sweater that has some wool and cashmere in it.  I washed it in a garment bag.  When I took it out, there were small holes in it – like it had been eaten by moths.  It’s one of the nicest sweaters I’ve ever had and was brand new. 

  Looking at it through Pollyanna eyes, I’m fortunate in that I know how to darn socks and will be able to patch it, once I find a matching color from my cross stitch box of threads.  But, I’m so angry with myself.  I’m not even sure what I did.  It said machine wash cold on a gentle cycle, and I did just that  . .

  Oh  well……  it’s not to die over!

  Jesse just got home.  3:15pm is early for him. 

  You can tell there isn’t much “grass cutting” to be done these days. 

  He’s doing a lot of hedge trimming, etc.

      

  That’s all the news from my neck of the woods.

  I pray each of you has a wonderful weekend of rest and a sweet Lord’s day with church friends.

  Be Blessed  ~

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