Our
last few days have been a little bit busy, and I have to admit that
I'm pooped! I feel like I could go to bed early tonight and sleep
until noon tomorrow!.....of course, in reality that wouldn't happen –
I'd start waking up at 6 am tomorrow, just like I did today.
We've
had a few busy day with grandkids, and it's been REALLY fun. Friday
evening we were in Blue Springs to celebrate Cayley's 8th
birthday at her party. Last night, we went to Liberty for her dance
school recital. It was fun to meet some of the other important people
in her life.
Friday's
birthday party was held at Cayley's dance school in Blue Springs. We
had a wonderful time there, and son and his wife did an amazing job
of creating the 1950's Soda Shop decorations! It's nice to see them
so involved in their family. Older daughter and her family were there
as well. It was SO funny so watch the 4-year-old whirlwind as she
entered into her 8-year-old cousin's life. She sat on my lap and
watched for awhile, then got past her shyness.
When
the other kids started playing a game she wanted to be part of, she
jumped off my lap and tugged at my hand to pull me along with her.
She wanted to play, but she insisted that I had to “sign her in”
for the game with Cayley's dance teacher because “this isn't MY
dance school!”. I tried not to laugh, but it didn't work – the
dance teacher laughed as well. Jocelyn didn't completely understand
the concept of the game, but she had a great time playing.
We
enjoyed leaving home early and stopping by the Blue Springs WalMart
Friday evening, then a nice meal at Olive Garden. It was around 10
when we got home, and it was nice to sleep in on Saturday.
Yesterday's
recital was at a really nice Community Center in Liberty – I didn't
know it even existed, but it's a great facility! The recital was
enjoyable – Cayley was in 8 or 9 dances – I lost count – with
some really quick costume changes. Mama Jill participated in the
“Parents' Dance”, and Daddy Rob was in the Daddy/Daughter dance
with her – he was quite impressive with his two cartwheels during
the dance, something he was never able to accomplish as a child in
gymnastics class!
We
enjoyed visiting with Jill's dad and stepmom, who live at Lake of the
Ozarks. We hadn't seen them for awhile – both Collin and Cayley
have had “friend” birthday parties the past few years instead of
“family” birthday parties. We were so lucky to have been included
in Friday's birthday event – being available for pretty much
everything is fun!
The
recital was a fun evening, especially with Cayley's dance teacher
(from Friday's birthday party) being surprised onstage just prior to
intermission with a proposal from her boyfriend. Talk about
excitement!
We
arrived home about 11 last night – an hour we haven't seen for
years! We were in bed and asleep around midnight, and we got up just
before 7. It's been a fairly calm day for us.....it took us a bit to
“get it together” for our podcast....we finally spoke in English
instead of gibberish and got everything recorded!
Life
for us has changed so much for us, compared to what it was a few
months ago. And I find myself really enjoying it! Most people get to
plan for their retirement and set a date – but there are far worse
things than being thrust into it unexpectedly!
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