Family visits

Hello,

Family visits make the world go round. Leroy and I so enjoyed our visit with daughter Sarah and her girls. Somehow life feels more complete and focused. They left today and the house feels much more empty and uncluttered.

Every day we managed to be out and about. The first day the girls asked about riding the two seated tricycle that our downstairs friends have so graciously let them use in the past. After putting air in the tires, adjusting seats, and making sure that it would work, the girls hopped on and peddled up and down the alley. It took a little bit of time to master the turning, braking, and peddling. However, the learning was fun and not to be discredited.

Later we took a walk putting steps on my Fitbit. Somehow that device became a fascination. Seeing the steps add on and adding steps themselves occupied a bit of time. These girls are also big readers so I had brought home some books from the library. I am pleased to see them dive into the books even the ones that they did not think they wanted to look at.

None of our children’s family’s have seen the futon. We had not had a couch because it was too difficult to get one up her. The futon comes apart so it could navigate the stairs. The girls sat on it almost immediately on coming into the living room. It was great to be able to sit easily on the same piece of furniture when reading to them. Sometimes it is good to be deprived of some item because there is so much appreciation for it when you have it once more.

Sleeping report follows. Leroy and I slept on the futon. It is in the living room so that means we could use that room without disturbing any sleeping children if we slept on it instead of the younger set. Setting up and taking down was a breeze. The mattress was a little hard, but not intolerable. I am happy to have that in our living space even though Leroy and I generally still sit in our chairs to read.

Paula