Picture this… 9:30 pm Good Friday and I’m in our family room setting two 6 ft tables for Easter dinner (the dining room and kitchen tables have already been set-I started at noon that day) deciding if I’m going to search out the spare dishes or go for the Chinet when a scary figure flitted by the window. Well, I knew it couldn’t be the Easter Bunny –it was too tall and lacked a fluffy white tail- After a moment of disbelief (or consternation… I gave up his room to his grandfather, I had mailed his Easter basket four days before, and I did not have enough food in the frig), I realized that our homo studentus universitatus had made a surprise visit home!
It appeared at our door step with a white sack slung over its shoulder which it deposited abruptly as it entered the house. Of course, the sack was dropped right inside the door so everyone would either trip on it or have to walk around it. But who cared! We were all so excited to see him! (Well, almost all…his brother was thinking not only about his clean clothes and gas but now, his bedroom, too!). After the commotion settled and I fed it what I could, I noticed an unpleasant odor emanating from the doorway … I knew that I was about to enter battle. Either I was going to battle the beast and make it handle its belongings or battle the stench myself and take care of the rest of the inhabitants of the household and besides, the creature did look so tired and disheveled and he did just travel 6 hours… I just felt sorry for it… WHAT WAS I THINKING???
Family fall fun! My kids are shown helping my parents with some Fall clean up around the house. More than just helping their grandparents, they are enjoying their presence for a while. (I never get too old for mom's cooking either!) It always amazes me how much kids remember their family, even if they don't see each other all that often. The last time my folks were here was nearly 6 months ago. While the kids speak periodically with my parents, they never hesitate to miss them, ask for them, and love them like mad when they are here. The power of love and family - awesome.
