It's all good!
What a wonderful day I had yesterday (Sunday)!
The day started out with my mother-in-law canceling out on our brunch plans due to illness. She is so sweet. She said, “I’ve been looking forward to this all week and wouldn’t you know it! I don’t feel so good.”
We were going to go to attend the St. Mary’s Catholic Church breakfast. They always have a turkey dinner (with all the trimmings) this time of year, but decided to change the menu this year and go for breakfast. I had also invited my nephew Blaine to go along with us. Not long after I got off the phone with my mother-in-law, my sister Peggy called and asked if I was still going to the breakfast. It all worked out! I picked up Blaine and Peggy and away we went.
The food was awesome and the company was spectacular. We saw my sister Judy and her husband Duane; they are leaving today on a three-week trip to the East Coast. My sister Pat and brother-in-law Gil were in attendance along with their granddaughters Abby and Emily. We even stopped over at their house and made out like bandits! Peggy and Blaine received venison sausage and I received two quarts of beet pickles, a quart of apple butter, and two bags of tomatoes! YumMMMM!!!
Blaine has this little competition going between me and Peggy to see who can take him out for “food” the most. Now, Peggy was three up on me before this last week. I took him out for supper on Monday night. Peggy took him out for supper on Tuesday, I took him out for pizza on Wednesday – Peggy got him for lunch on Friday. I bought his breakfast on Sunday and she made him supper on Sunday night. When my brother-in-law Gilbert asked who was winning the competition between me and Peggy – I pointed to Blaine and said, “He is!” ~LOL~ What a guy!!
I’m so lucky to have Blaine in my life. I don’t have children of my own so having Blaine fills a void. I remember babysitting Blaine when I was 18 and he was less than two months old; cuddling with him laying against my chest, or just holding his hand in mine. Now, its phone calls from him to let me know how his day went at work, or to vent about a friend or co-worker that drives him crazy. Of simply a call to say that he and Auntie Peggy “have one up on me.” I can’t ever have a bad day when Blaine is around. He is the sunshine in my world. I couldn’t be more proud of him than if he were my own son. In more ways than one, he is the son I never had. I commend my brother Terry, and Marna, for doing a wonderful job of raising a fine young man. I thank you for sharing your son with me.
After doing a few errands in town and getting ready to leave town, my good friend Becky called my phone and wanted to know if I’d like to see a matinee with her. Well….yeah!! The prospect of going home and doing bookwork just didn’t appeal to me. We saw the movie “The Women”. The cast was spectacular with Meg Ryan, Jada Pinkett Smith, Annette Benning, Debra Messing, Bette Midler, Carrie Fischer, Eva Mendes. The movie was good but not the best I’ve seen. It was a great way to spend the Sunday afternoon though. Plus, I got to spend time with Becky. She’s such a sweet person with a big heart. She’s going through a bit of stress right now. I told her….toss it all up to God, he’ll take care of everything.
A good day, all in all; a perfect way to end the weekend.
The day started out with my mother-in-law canceling out on our brunch plans due to illness. She is so sweet. She said, “I’ve been looking forward to this all week and wouldn’t you know it! I don’t feel so good.”
We were going to go to attend the St. Mary’s Catholic Church breakfast. They always have a turkey dinner (with all the trimmings) this time of year, but decided to change the menu this year and go for breakfast. I had also invited my nephew Blaine to go along with us. Not long after I got off the phone with my mother-in-law, my sister Peggy called and asked if I was still going to the breakfast. It all worked out! I picked up Blaine and Peggy and away we went.
The food was awesome and the company was spectacular. We saw my sister Judy and her husband Duane; they are leaving today on a three-week trip to the East Coast. My sister Pat and brother-in-law Gil were in attendance along with their granddaughters Abby and Emily. We even stopped over at their house and made out like bandits! Peggy and Blaine received venison sausage and I received two quarts of beet pickles, a quart of apple butter, and two bags of tomatoes! YumMMMM!!!
Blaine has this little competition going between me and Peggy to see who can take him out for “food” the most. Now, Peggy was three up on me before this last week. I took him out for supper on Monday night. Peggy took him out for supper on Tuesday, I took him out for pizza on Wednesday – Peggy got him for lunch on Friday. I bought his breakfast on Sunday and she made him supper on Sunday night. When my brother-in-law Gilbert asked who was winning the competition between me and Peggy – I pointed to Blaine and said, “He is!” ~LOL~ What a guy!!
I’m so lucky to have Blaine in my life. I don’t have children of my own so having Blaine fills a void. I remember babysitting Blaine when I was 18 and he was less than two months old; cuddling with him laying against my chest, or just holding his hand in mine. Now, its phone calls from him to let me know how his day went at work, or to vent about a friend or co-worker that drives him crazy. Of simply a call to say that he and Auntie Peggy “have one up on me.” I can’t ever have a bad day when Blaine is around. He is the sunshine in my world. I couldn’t be more proud of him than if he were my own son. In more ways than one, he is the son I never had. I commend my brother Terry, and Marna, for doing a wonderful job of raising a fine young man. I thank you for sharing your son with me.
After doing a few errands in town and getting ready to leave town, my good friend Becky called my phone and wanted to know if I’d like to see a matinee with her. Well….yeah!! The prospect of going home and doing bookwork just didn’t appeal to me. We saw the movie “The Women”. The cast was spectacular with Meg Ryan, Jada Pinkett Smith, Annette Benning, Debra Messing, Bette Midler, Carrie Fischer, Eva Mendes. The movie was good but not the best I’ve seen. It was a great way to spend the Sunday afternoon though. Plus, I got to spend time with Becky. She’s such a sweet person with a big heart. She’s going through a bit of stress right now. I told her….toss it all up to God, he’ll take care of everything.
A good day, all in all; a perfect way to end the weekend.
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