Just the two of us

Thursday morning my friend Linda came over to meet e and talk with me about being a grandmother.  She has one married daughter and one daughter who will marry in August, so she's thinking ahead, wondering how she would respond if one of them needed her help.  Linda is easy to talk to and often asks penetrating questions.

Little e hit a milestone Friday morning when she ate her first solid food, about a teaspoon of California avocado mashed up with a bit of breast milk.  She smiled a lot and almost smacked her lips!  We were glad E and K shared that special moment with us.  E did not spend much time at her computer that day but rather did some laundry and packed up clothes and toys so they could leave after supper, when e was ready for sleep.  They drove away about 7 PM and arrived at K's mom's house in LA about 1:30.  We had the house to ourselves, for the first time in nearly two weeks.

Saturday morning, after some time with my honey, I made a label for a quilt destined for Randy's cousin's newest grand-baby, and we planned the rest of our day.  While Randy went to the cousin's birthday party and dropped off the quilt, I practiced organ, then he picked me up and we did some grocery shopping.  As I cooked a chicken/black bean chili, he ran an errand.  When he returned he made cornbread with me watching; he had mentioned that although he followed my recipe, his cornbread didn't turn out like mine and he wanted to see if I had any suggestions.  It turns out he doesn't exactly follow the recipe, but neither of us could figure out why his small changes (like sifting the dry ingredients) would make a difference.

Church went smoothly this morning, and when I finish this post I will pack my messenger bag and be ready to take a walk with Randy before heading to the airport and Phoenix.  I always place my bag on a particular chair in our bedroom and put in or near the bag those things that need to go to Phoenix with me.  That way I don't have to look all over the house for my phone charger or the book I want to take.

I've been thinking about being here with E, K and e for two weeks, how my life (and their's and Randy's) was different.  Maybe tomorrow morning I'll try to get those insights written down and share them with you.