April 27 (more)

Monday:  Look who I got to see today? KT and I were supposed to play outside today in her backyard, but as I drove into their driveway the rain started falling--not hard, but enough to where outside play was definitely OUT. Sleeping beauty was NOT bothered by this fact seeing that she wasn't even awake yet ... so I gave her a little kiss on her forehead, whispered her dear name, and she opened her beautiful eyes with a big smile--just for me!

 However, since I had peeked into her room and saw she was sleeping, I took advantage and tiptoed upstairs and had a small but lovely visit with Emma--I have missed her tremendously. It was wonderful to see her and talk with her for awhile today. THEN I was also fortunate enough to see Chris and Matt--a rare sighting indeed! Chris was getting ready for work (he works a 4-midnight shift) and Matt was in his room. It was very nice to see these two young men today. They looked good. Chris seems very happy to have a job, and I am glad for him too. Emma was working at the same place, but it seems they "over-hired" and now she has been told they will call her when she is needed. 

When I woke Kaity up, we decided that since we couldn't play outside, we would play with her dolls. I have to tell you ... playing with dolls was something I actually HATED when I was Kaity's age. First of all, Kevin (who was exactly one year older) had cooler toys than dolls--he had cars and trucks! To this day, I would rather play with cars and trucks any day than to play with dolls. I have quite a collection of Matchbox and HotWheel cars and trucks and can't seem to resist adding to it every now and again. But dolls? I have a total of 3, perhaps 4, if you count the little one I had purchased for Emma when she was two that she decided was ugly and refused to play with. 

Anyway, Kaity and I played with her THREE baby dolls: Baby Lily (her favorite), Violet, and now a new baby doll named ANGEL. I have never seen a child play with dolls like Kaity does. She has clothes, accessories, little closets, boxes that she has turned into beds, blankets that she has made from all sorts of materials, and she gets a very high degree of pleasure from dressing these babies and taking care of them. She certainly is a good mom to them. I love to see how tender she is with them. Kaity and I had a really nice hour together and I am so thankful for this time with her.

MNBS Zoom Meeting:  Our small group met at 7PM to discuss the last lesson in our "Sustaining Grace" series. Leadership at Calvary has asked us to extend our meetings for another four weeks.

Since I am expecting a brand new grandchild any day now and upon its birth I will be more and more occupied with child care, I deferred the next four weeks to Margaret. We are going to view (together) a weekly 10 (approximately) minute video on what it means to be a "good neighbor", discuss the video together, and then update prayer requests. I'm looking forward to attending any of these meetings for which I am available. I love these ladies. Each of them is super special.