Cool!

Yesterday afternoon my friend Dena came over for a game of Scrabble and talking.  While we both enjoy the game and play to win, we are not super-competitive about it, and our sessions always include lots of sharing of family news.  She was just in Hawaii to visit her mother and other family.

E sent a picture of e standing and holding on to a wagon, captioned, "Guess who pulled herself up to stand today?"  Another milestone achieved.  Hurray!  E and family drove home from PV during the day rather than waiting for e to fall asleep after supper.  That's what they did when they left here on Friday, arriving at K's mom's house about 1:45 AM, but apparently e was then awake till 3:30, which made for a short night! So they changed the plan.

Last night the fan went in the window to draw in the night air and cool down the house in anticipation of today's 92 degrees.  When I came down for breakfast this morning at 6 (I know, I just can't seem to sleep in), I closed the window in the blue room and opened the patio doors downstairs, then sat huddled in my long terry robe with the hood up to eat my Cheerios.  What luxury, to feel that fresh breeze.  Today I have a load of wash to do, then will finish packing for my return to Phoenix this evening.

What was it like, being home for three weeks?  Lovely to see Randy every day, especially to see his interactions with e.  Grandpa Bootcamp is indeed different than Grandma's!  I enjoyed the cooler weather, though there were warm days.  Several friends came by to visit me and e.  Grocery shopping was easier, now that e can sit securely in the cart.  I did not do some things I had envisioned, like sewing or genealogy research, but did play the piano often, and e sat quietly in her stroller at the church while I played organ a couple of times.  (On Saturdays I practiced without her.)  All in all, this has been a welcome break, and I am thankful for the effort E and K put into making it happen.