grandma's greenhouse

• Today was a relaxing day.  I was the last one to get out of bed, which is a miracle.
• Grandpa gave us a tour of the gardens today.  He's so proud of his flowers.  He showed us everything and told us what they are called and when they bloom.  Too bad I didn't inherit his gardening genes.  I'm happy if I can keep something alive for a month or two.
• Lila, you love being in the greenhouse and looking at all the plants with grandma.  You're fascinated by all things that grow.  You were delighted to be able to pick a spaghetti squash, and are looking forward to eating it.
• George, I cleared out some space in the garage and made a little hockey rink for you.  Grandpa found some hockey sticks and a puck.  You played all day.  Daddy joined you for a while and you made him wear a "hockey helmet" (an orange hard hat).  He looked ridiculous, but he was a good sport.
• Lila, you played play doh quietly for a long time.  You called me over and showed me the chicken pot pie you made.  So cute.
• Katie, you were super quiet today.  You played Skipbo with grandma in the afternoon, but other than that, you were reading and hanging out by yourself.
• Jane,  you stayed in your robe the entire day today.  You love that thing with all your heart.
• Lila and George, you wanted to go swimming after dinner today.  It was fine for a few minutes, but then the mosquitos came out rather quickly and ferociously, so we scooted back to the house real fast.
• Before you went to bed, we had a "chip party" which consisted of the six of us sitting in a circle in the middle of the floor of the big bedroom and, well, eating some chips.  We also listened to a couple songs.  George, you commented a couple times "this is such a good party."  You're easy to please.
• I've been thinking about Auntie Jenny a lot today.  She's quite an incredible woman.  She's been through some tough stuff, and the whole while she's been kind and thoughtful and courageous.  I admire her so much.  I hope that I could demonstrate even half the grace she's shown if I were under her circumstances.  She's amazing.  You're lucky to have such a strong role model in your life.