lovely day here, sunshine and 70! Got a surprise this a.m., just as I was about to jump in the shower, in comes my son......SURPRISE! So we chatted for a while, had some coffee and coffee cake.....And I realize tomorrow is his birthday. But I did not know he was coming to town. He left around 10:30, a.m. laughing that I can now take my shower. I just have been feeling bad, he is leaving tomorrow, early a.m. Called him a while ago wanting to know if perhaps he might want to go have breakfast......but I guess he is leaving early. (he did not want to drive back into town for dinner, he said this a.m. And I do not drive when it gets dark, especially on a Saturday when so many have been drinking. Just feel bad he is here, it's his birthday, (he arrive Friday evening so saw his friends & clinked a few glasses with them, I guess). Don't get to be with my kids for holidays or birthdays, so I just feel really sad that we could not do something.
You know, several years ago, my 2 daughters were able to come up this way at same time. One was accompanying her husband who wanted to see his mom in S. Dakota. So they drove up as far as Minneapolis, got a car rental for him, she came here. So other daughter decided to fly up from Houston, then youngest son came up from central Illinois.......and the family was together for first time in ages. And I made "Thankgiving dinner", the kids were wondering why I made such a huge dinner in August. LOL. Told them it was Thanksgiving, we are unable to be together ever in November and it will probably be our last one (it was). Never regretted it. And trust me, those who live in the south NEVER want to travel to the far north in the colder months with the snow, ice, bad roads, sudden snow squalls. (my girls live in southern Texas and southern Georgia. Yep, near the Gulf.
