May 28, 2008

• “Grandmas at Play” – Part 1

   I had a nice surprise when I spoke to my youngest sister. Our sister from Tennessee was coming over to do some shopping for her daughter’s wedding!   They agreed to come for Sunday dinner, and I used some items that have not been used in a long time!   The glasses were a gift to me when I graduated from high school forty years ago! (I plan to attend that reunion in June) The gold flatware was a gift from my mother several years ago. We had a lovely time together.                                                                       

  

      We got to discussing our lives, and I mentioned how there were a lot of things that are in storage – but were no longer needed by me. They realized that it included my stash of material – and began to go through it all before I could/would change my mind!  (They would check with me to see if they had gotten anything that I may really want to keep before packing it into a box.) I spent the time scanning pictures of the groom-to-be so a slide show could be made for the reception. We had toasted cheese sandwiches, home canned peaches, and chocolate milk for supper. That was a favorite when we were children at home.

  

      We met in Belton around 10 AM for breakfast – really good pancakes with lots of choices for syrup. Helen and I had to try our hand at the puzzle that one of Melvene’s friends had been working. We got a few together, and Helen was able to complete a large section late that night.

      Our city of choice to shop was Greenville. We headed to the Ross store on Haywood Rd., and there was some really serious trying on of dresses. Helen was not just looking for the “mother of the bride” dress, but to see what styles looked good on her. We know she tried on about 75! – and a picture was taken of them all so she could look back later to help her find or make a dress that looked well on her. (I thought I had uploaded the mint green that she chose for the wedding, but it is not here.)

  

  

      We were really serious about the dresses and all the effort she was using to model for us! There will not be any of the dresses that did not look well for all to see, but you can believe me – there were some shouts of laughter when she modeled a few of them!  Each of us could take eight items to the dressing room – and we each did – several times!

  PS – Pray for Elizabeth – she is sick. Came down to IFM to check for malaria – negative. Must go check for hepatitis tomorrow.
  
  

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