Over the past three weeks, I've had the pleasure of my mom's company. She arrived bearing suitcases laden with "the list" I had sent her, and left with suitcases full of surprises for friends and family. This trip we didn't do a lot of touristy things; we just lived life together--homeschooling, trips to the grocery store, dinner and dishes, decorating for Junior Church, keeping appointments . . . .
Yesterday, she was on her way back to the U.S. I knew it would be hard--lots of little reminders of our time together.
- Passing by the empty guest room. As Ethan said, "It's just too plain without Granny."
- Little vitamin baggie for "A.M. vitamins" left behind for me to re-use.
- Doing dishes in the morning and leaving dishes overnight (she would never do that!)
- Making "rounds" in the morning to tidy up all the beds
- The candle on the table she bought to replace the candle she bought for me three years ago on her last visit
- Finishing up the Junior Church tree with little beaded ornaments she so graciously helped to make
- Hot dogs for lunch (who knew she loves hot dogs!?!)
- Listening to Celtic Woman Christmas--our Christmas standard while she was here
- Picking up the Vonage phone and realizing that we are on opposite ends of the phone and dealing with a four-hour time difference again
Thank you, Mom, for taking the time and money to visit!
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