Young and Old

Week 2, Day 1

 My mother thinks I'm young.  She's almost 94.  I understand from her vantage point that 65 looks young.  Make no mistake, I am not feeling young at the moment.  Week 2, Day 1 has been a great day.  It has been a busy day.  It seems at the moment that 2 of us are still going strong and one of us, not so much.  

Today, we bought flowers for Nunny and delivered them.  You would think that her lift chair (don't tell her that I said she had one) was a ride at an amusement park.  They took turns dumping each other out, until, I felt it was time to go.  

Off we went to visit Fizzy at his office.  His office is filled with crafts done by the grandchildren and pictures of our family.  He also has a favorite Mark Twain quote: "always do right.  it will gratify some and astonish the rest."  There is also beautiful black and white shot of the doors at the old Otter Creek building taken by the brilliant Jerry Atnip with a description entitled "Doors with a Patina" written by the wonderful Sandra Collins.  I am blessed to know so many wonderful people, but I digress.  We took pictures in a courtroom of an unnamed judge and pretended we were presiding over a trial.

Next, came lunch at Swett's.  Lots of debate between Fizzy and me as to where we should go for lunch.  We both were pretty sure that Chick-fil-a would be a better choice, but I am not eating at fast food restaurants this year, so Swett's it was.  Both boys ate like champs, and even after one said in the car that he "would not eat no fried chicken (followed by a grammar lesson in double negatives," he proceeded to devour his friend chicken, mac and cheese, and fruit.  The other ate beef tips, corn on the cob and at least 1/2 pound of butter on one roll.  Sim eats a little slower, because he is pretty much constantly talking, so Max laid down to take a little rest.  We rain would deter us from our other planned activity, but it did not so...…

They changed clothes in the car into bathing suits.  Why do some people find being naked an invitation to a dance party?  I don't know, but I was hurrying them to please get dressed and to quit exposing themselves out the car window so as not to have me picked up by DCS.  Finally, they were dressed and off to the fountains at the Bicentennial Mall we went.  

They had so much fun, in spite of two pesky (bratty) little boys that were a torment.  Not to my delight at all, but Max and one of them accidentally ran into each other in a full out run and the little one fell and begged to go home.  He was not seriously injured and we were not disappointed to see him go.  I have to say here, however, that I was so proud of my boys for sharing and being kind to smaller and bigger kids there. That prayer we had to start the day, asking The Lord to help us be more like Jesus, seemed to have an impact even if they giggled through the whole thing and told me they felt awkward.  The greatest activity was watching the balls we took being kept in the air by the fountains.  Let that suffice as a science exhibit in Mellie's Summer Camp of Excellence.  Also, reading was introduced as I encouraged them to read the inscriptions on the wall at the fountains.  That activity was met with not much enthusiasm.

At least we headed home, had strawberries and yogurt, and then did string art for the journals.  That was so much fun and they turned out excellently.  I am supposed to be somewhere tonight, but, frankly, I am not sure I am going to make it, but it was been a most marvelous day.