Gifts

I have had a marvelous little vacation in Greeley, Colorado! I went, at the invitation of Timm and Megan...They were going to go on a weekend getaway and wanted their kids( Harrrison, 5, and Elliot,2 1/2) to get to know me better! So, I went on the 27th of January and just got back last night, Feb. 7th. We did lots of Fun things- I got to bake some cookies, tortillas and Swedish pancakes; we got to eat at Red Robin, Blizzards at DQ and yummy pizza at Timm's work's Bistro.

We went to church twice, where I spied on Megan's Primary Chorister and took notes; and listened to Megan give her primary lessons..she is an excellent teacher! Harrison is an excellent reader, for being in Kindergarten, and was very willing to tell me when I read the words wrong in his books we read before bed....Elliot loved the "Grandma songs" ( Over the River and Thru the woods, Rock a Bye Don't you cry we will go to Grandmas, and In the leafy treetops). I sang these songs to her at bedtime. I got to watch the kids for 3 nights while Timm and Megan went to Estes Park to a resort and snowshoed and sledded. How fun!

Now for the Gift part.....I was happy to have received these items from people I love:

A dragonfly that Harrison made me; A new shirt that my mother made me; and a beautiful necklace that is exactly what I have always wanted, but would never buy for myself, from Timm and Megan.

The best gift of all, is being a Grandma and having wonderful grandkids to play with, sing to (with my not great voice!) and have say to me, "I love you Grandma Shar, ' I love you Grandma Shart' , I love you Gagi', and I love you Grandma! So many different ways of calling me Grandma!

Thank you all for your gifts of love....It makes life so enjoyable!!

p.s. sorry about the sideways picture...stu did that!!!