Today is day #2 of Fall Break for Georgia, so we spent the morning with Brad's grandmother, Ms. Willie. Brad has 2 grandmothers living, and both are in Nashville. How wonderful is that?! I would give anything to have a grandparent still alive, but also in town would be the best thing ever.
The girls and I went to visit Ms. Willie, take her to the store, and then to lunch. She was thrilled to see the girls, but I think the girls were more thrilled to see her. Ms. Willie moves a bit slow now - she is 91 - and I always forget this when we go out. I'm used to running around like a maniac in a store just trying to get out! With 2 children with me, I don't like to mess around. But, mess around we did at Dollar General today. I must have done 5 laps of the store, saw every item available, vetoed those items for purchase when asked, and paid for what we needed while Ms. Willie perused the cards. The girls actually gave up on begging for things and just sat down in the floor while we waited.
I wonder if that's what I'll be like as I age? It's hard to imagine your life slowing down and speeding up at the same time, as so many people and things change around you. Anyway, waiting for Ms. Willie to shop was nice. It was heartwarming to see the pleasure she got from being out; she kept referring to it as 'a treat'.
I used to bring my grandmother, Virginia, chocolate milkshakes when she could no longer get out. It was such a simple thing to do and it brought tremendous joy to both of us. I'd bring her a shake every day now if I could.
Back to today, we then headed to lunch. Ms. Willie chose Shoney's for the food bar. Lunch went long, as eating is slow too. The girls were surprisingly well-behaved. It's like they don't want to push their limits when out with Ms. Willie. Perhaps she needs to be with us more often!
She was bummed that we couldn't come back into her apartment after lunch, but Maggie was due a nap. Ms. Willie was all smiles as we dropped her off. So were we.
Put a smile on the face of someone you love today.
I took the girls to the Ghouls at the Zoo on Sunday night. Yay- a chance to dress up before Halloween and get candy too! We hadn't been in a couple of years, and the zoo really went all out. We went on a haunted hayride that had Maggie scared. Actually, most things scared her, especially the mad Scientist lab. You know, cauliflower brains, that sort of thing. She was literally running out of there. We walked the zoo for 3 hours! My feet were scared (scarred-either will do) too after that.
