:-) :-):-):-):-):-):-) in Rochester

We have just had the loveliest visit with Ardith and Sharon. *happy sigh*

Lot's of laughing, a few tears, and good conversation. It is such a joy to talk to older kids, oops, I mean young adults. It is just plain fun. Every once in a while I try to throw in a little advice, just to let them know I am still mom. But the relationship has the aspect of real friendship that comes with aging children. I suppose we loosen up as parents, too.

We were caught up on how Trevor (2 1/2) has become quite the little computer aficionado. He doesn't really talk yet, but he goes to his advocate, Jason, and gets HIM to ask someone for permission to use their computer for a game. And, apparently Ethan (8) has been whipping the socks off Ardith (21) in Dutch Blitz, on a regular basis. Hearing about it is almost as fun as being there to witness it.

We hope to arrange a visit with all the children closer to Christmas. At least Ardith and Sharon (19) were old enough to legally enter the Gift of Life House. (though they don't look it, but, no one carded them :-)

I have done the laundry, swept the room, and entertained guests for lunch with a stunning repast of cold meat, dry bread, raw fruits and carrots, and store bought cookies. (Let me tell you, those ginger snaps put out by Nabisco are THE LAMEST things on the market! Very thin, and with markings that are supposed to imitate those lovely cracks one gets as the cookie bakes. It was soooo obvious those "cracks" had just been stamped on the cookie. I am shocked. I am appalled. I am wondering if I could sue for emotional distress.....)

"Christmas with Pavarotti & Carreras " has just ended, for the second time today. I think that's about all of the opera I can push on Loren at any 24 hour interval. Now for the Vienna Boys' Choir singing "The Messiah." No, WAIT, it's almost time for "A Prairie Home Companion!" Hmmmmm. I wonder if Garrison Keillor has his red "Bush Country" T-shirt yet?......*smirk*

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