Good Day!

Some days stand out as special in memory and I think yesterday will be one of those days. What a Good Day! I was up and cooking early so that the pecan pie was in the oven by 9:15. Shortly after that the grits were ready to follow. By the time family arrived back here, table was set, buffet was laid out and I was able to visit and hug and hug and visit.

The conversation immediately rose to a peak of excitement as cousins saw each other for the first time since summer. When Daughter and Son first met, they knew they were soul mates. They became instantly connected step-brother and sister. They need no time to re-connect. They immediately start the questions about business, family life, life in general.

The kids swarm over the house and the outside snow banks. Sometimes buried in their video games, sometimes reading, chatting or begging to play one of the all-family games we play, they are engrossed and entertained. Sometimes they even sit by quietly and listen to what the adults are saying. “Adult” now includes the soon-to-graduate 18 year olds whose participation in such conversations is a given.

Dinner was Wonderful (even if the cook does say so herself), and eaten early enough in the afternoon to allow sleep even on a still full-feeling stomach. Several rounds of Apples to Apples followed by several of Mafia, held the interest of all of us and moved the lazy afternoon along very nicely. The only “problem” with Apples to Apples is that I tend to teach. If there is a subject brought up that one of the younger ones doesn’t know about, I want to tell them. I tried to be good and keep my teaching to a few sentences. :)

Late evening was defined by the return home of one family and the settling in of the rest of us. For some younger growing members of the family, healthy, hefty snacks were the order of the evening. The almost-14-year old ate another meal. But then he is a teen-age boy which means by definition he has a hollow leg.

Seems we all slept well and are ready to face the week with high energy.