21 July 2024
Overnight Oatmeal rules! It seems to get better and better each time we make it. We are still topping with strawberries, blueberries and sliced peaches. Yum!
Jimmie and I managed a 1.6 mile walk this morning. The temperature was OK but the humidity was 90%. We were both huffing and puffing when we got back to the house. Out water bottles were almost drained.
We were scheduled to go to Chapel Hill to see Jimmie and Stephen’s son Louis, his wife Rachel and their two daughters around 1:50. That meant a very leisurely morning and a very leisurely lunch. For Jimmie and me, it was watermelon, blueberries and strawberries. I’m trying to take care of most of their fruit larder. Stephen had cottage cheese and watermelon. The melon has really been delicious.
We headed over to Chapel Hill and I finally got to meet Rachel and the two daughters for the first time ever. The last time I saw Louis was when he was a teenager at Jean and Rogers and he, Kirk and Kevin were rushing upstairs to play some game (and to get away from the adults). Louis gave me a big hug and welcomed me in to his home. The older daughter was a little shy when I walked in but the younger daughter took to me immediately.
I must be special because I was the only adult that received a gift from them. It was a very special gift that only select people are offered.
If you can’t figure it out, it’s an eraser. Not just any eraser, but a green one – my favorite color. You’ll also notice that it looks like the tip of a Crayola Crayon. You see, erasers are very important when you are in school or beginning Kindergarten. I immediately recognized the importance and significance of this gift. I’m sure the other adults were jealous.
About this time the older daughter started to warm up to me after a shy beginning. These kids are adorable, smart, and as different as two sisters can be. For their age, their vocabulary is considerable as well as their comprehension. Louis and Rachel are doing a great job with these two.
I spent a lot of time with the younger one on the front door step doing experiments with chalk and water and brushes and making different colored patterns on the concrete. She quickly understood that red and blue make purple, her favorite color. She’ll be a scientist one day!
As we were getting ready to leave, I got two wonderful hugs from them and an open invitation to come back. Nailed it! Next time I see them I may hold out for two erasers.
On the way back we stopped at a Key Westy type of restaurant for dinner. It was pretty good food and when it came time for desert, we were asked about the Key Lime pie. Jimmie refuses to eat it anywhere but south Florida. I did check and their pie was not green at least.
Of course, in the middle of our visit we got word about President Biden not running again and his endorsement of Vice President Harris. It’s gonna be a long 4 months.
Tomorrow I head for Savannah after our morning walk and breakfast. My GPS in the Jeep says it’s almost 7 hours. Hopefully it won’t take that long. I filled up with diesel before I got to Greensboro so I should be good with one tank.
Stay tuned!
Another wonderful blog! Thanks for such a great description of how good our day was. You did neglect to mention that the girls didn’t want you to leave and wanted to know when they would see you again.