We had a wonderful, whirlwind of a weekend with our two youngest grandchildren. We celebrated Pawpaw's birthday in grand style with his favorite dessert: homemade apple pie. There was also some cookie decorating, a nap or two, box stacking/tower building*, creative arts, ice cream and many, many games of Otrio. This game is a new twist on Tic Tac Toe. Mr. Goodneedle and I were amazed at how quickly the children took to the game and marveled at their strategic skills; even at their ages they were quite adept at defensive moves. This is a great family game, check it out if you haven't heard of it.
On Quiltkeemosabe's recommendation we all watched The Star on Sunday afternoon. This is a sweet movie of the first Christmas told from the animals' point of view. It is just precious, we all loved it. All too soon the weekend was over and our house grew quiet once again. And yet, reminders remain.
Last evening, after dinner, we were moving upstairs to settle down and watch TV in our converted attic space/entertainment area. It was then that I spotted this pinned to a quilt that hangs in the hallway outside the room. Gregory likes to announce what's playing in "the theaters"! Sigh.
Yes, it's quiet around here today, New Year's Day.
I look forward to more whirlwind weekends and memory making in 2019!
Wishing you peace, joy and fulfillment on this day and every day in the new year to come.
Life is Good!
* We have amassed an excessive amount of corrugated cardboard shipping boxes this year. I believe that I will invest in cardboard stock. This seems ridiculously wasteful to me. Mr. Goodneedle is looking at these as future fire-starters now that we have switched to a wood burning fireplace. I believe we have enough for a very long time!😉
3 comments:
mrs g....with just my daughter and son-in-law at christmas and now today, only me, it is always a silent night here.....but i do have wonderful memories of large extended family holidays and the chaos...both are wonderful!
Marvelous post -- for about a million reasons. As to the cardboard, have him check out cardboard and wax fire starters. The guys made them in Scouts for years.
I want to know who were the nap takers--old or young? :)
Sounds like you had a really happy time together. Hard to see it come to a close. We are blessed with loving families that enjoy each other. How lucky we are to have those times together to cherish.
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