Take time with loved ones

Many of you who are my age are grandparents. You know the old addage, “if I’d have known how much fun my grandkids were going to be I would’ve had them first.” Do you agree? I loved my grandson and granddaughter when they were little but now they are eight and ten and really great!

My daughter is a teacher and it’s that time of the year for LOTS of meetings before school starts. Rick and I were lucky enough to step in and help with childcare for a week. Oh, and my son-in-law was wildland fire fighting, so we were more than happy to help.

There was all kinds of fun to be had–take a look!

Since mom and dad were busy, Gigi went down on the train and brought them back on the train. It was their first time and they loved it! Obviously a relaxing time, and of course we hit the snack car.

Once home we were pretty busy: although we have a pool we don’t have a cool slide, so we had to take advantage of the one at our local YMCA. We also did a family trivia night and won a $50 Walmart gift card!

My son, who has been watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles since he was four years old, had to join us at the movies to see the latest version.

There were lots of fun and games (chickenfoot, tenzie), pool time and homemade pizzas. Finally it was time for mom to drive up, enjoy some relaxing time in the pool, and head home. We so enjoyed having them all–but spent the Sunday afternoon relaxing on the couch! Haha!

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Little Pleasures

 Lezlie’s take:

We hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend. We did! This time it was Allison’s turn to “junket” and bring the family to visit Gigi and Papa. We were very happy! It’s been a while since they visited. Even though they arrived late on Friday we made the best of every minute. Brodie and Kendall were wild monkeys after the four hour drive. We soon got them settled with promises of a fun Saturday.

We hit the ground running Saturday morning. Soooo, I have to ask. Do you like where you live? If you don’t, where would you like to be? I love to travel (more on that later), but I am really happy that when Rick was transferred back to Texas, we chose the wonderful town of Granbury. There is so much to see and do! Those that grew up here probably don’t think about it much, just like I didn’t when we lived in San Antonio. Before we left there we went downtown and enjoyed all of the things that “tourists” like to do, like the Riverwalk, and Mi Tierras restaurant, and the Mercado (marketplace). We didn’t ever really take advantage of it while we were there.

Anyway, I took advantage of it this past weekend and took the family downtown. We did all kinds of exploring: visiting the historic jail, enjoying authentic German food and eclectic ice cream, and of course, shopping! We have an amazing Square; shops, eateries and historic places are all within walking distance. We even have a beach front area on our lake! Allison has the personal photos on her camera, so I will share what I took so you will have an idea of what living in a great small town is all about. Oh, and Granbury is in the running for Best Historic Small Town in the US! Really! You can vote here. So far we are in first place!

To reiterate, take small pleasures and enjoy where you are. I know I do! Oh, and this weekend is the 10th Annual Granbury Wine Walk. I’ll tell you about that next week!

 

Essential Oil:   All of that walking had me a little sore! A bit of Panaway and I was as good as new. It is a blend of Helichrysum, wintergreen and peppermint. Mix with coconut oil and apply generously to achy muscles. No more pain!

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Life is Hardly Ever Routine

Lezlie’s take:

It has been a lot of fun (and work, of course!) having my grandkids, ages 3 and 5, for almost two weeks. It has been a challenge to keep them entertained, because they are not the type to sit down and play quietly. They live far enough away that I don’t get to see them but once a month or so, and their being here has had me changing my routine.

Ah! Who isn’t used to a routine? Routine can also be synonymous with habit.

My habit/routine is to have a cup of coffee in the morning, read the newspaper, do some yoga, walk my dog, Mia, and hopefully fit in an exercise class at the Y. It doesn’t work very well when you have little ones in your face at 6:30 in the morning! No sir. But we have been able to work it out quite well in the mornings with milk, cereal and cartoons. It’s the rest of the day that can be exasperating!

I was talking to one of the ladies in my yoga class about my grandkids visiting and how their parents were coming in this weekend. She said, “I’ll bet you’ll be glad to get back to your routine.” Well, yes and no! Different people have different routines, and I am glad that my gets off kilter every once in a while. I don’t ever want to get STUCK in a routine. Don’t you know people like that? I know too many! Some people might equate routine with structure, and that might be a good thing. We’ve had to have a little structure just so we get in the important things, like eating, and quiet time, and baths, and prayers before bed. We did go to the pool at the Y yesterday at dinner time, which they LOVED, but we still had our little routine when we came home. 

Does your routine make you feel stuck or comfortable? Routine is not always good but it can make you feel comfortable and safe. Just don’t forget to break it every once in a while and do something out of your comfort zone!

Essential Oil: Inspiration. I know I have needed this the last two weeks! The delightful EO was “traditionally used by native people of Arabia, India, and North America for enhancing spirituality and meditation.” The blend includes, among others, cedarwood, coriander, frankincense, and ylang ylang.

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