We got the opportunity to visit with Great Grandma today. It was such a treat getting to see her. I was a little worried if E would open up to her while we were there and thankfully my worries were unwarranted. She was chatting up a storm shortly after we got settled in. E wanted to tell Grandma about all the things she was doing and what games she was playing, it was absolutely precious.
Nettie was home from school so we all went out for some lunch at Applebees and a quick stop into Home Dept so Grandma could schedule someone to come out and replace all her beautiful plantation shutters.
When we got back to Grandma's house I asked her what was wrong with the shutters, they seemed perfectly fine to me. She pointed out where individual louvers (slats) were no longer connected to the tilt rod. She said they've been broken for years and driving her crazy. She called the company and they sent replacement parts but her Son-in-Law had tried for hours with very little success before giving up. I just had to see what was so difficult for myself and it turns out I was able to fix every last one of them in about 45 minutes.
As much as I could of spent hours more visiting we had to head home. When it was time to go (and the highlight of the whole trip for me-naturally it was the moment I turned my camera off) we all gave Grandma hugs. Nettie got so excited she insisted that E hug her too and she did! I love the pure heart of children, even 60 year old children. I may not have gotten a hug, but my daughter did!
I totally hadn't thought of it before but it was a Friday afternoon on a 3 day weekend so traffic was crazy! Mom and I stopped for dinner hoping to wait out some of the other travelers but it didn't make any difference. It was late when we got home but it was worth every minute of the drive.
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