L to R: Mama, Katie with Samuel, Beth with Emma Jane, and Molly with William. What fun!Yesterday, “The Girls” and I went out for the afternoon. We go out every year, between Molly and Katie’s birthdays. It’s a little midsummer treat for hardworking homeschooling mothers and their mother, and it makes everyone feel special! This year, all three moms took their youngest, so we had babytime, too!
We went to the Magnolia Room in a small town nearby and had a lovely lunch in a room of our own (getting there after 2:00 helps). The food was so good, the iced tea refreshing, and the mini-dessert trays were so yummy.
We spent time just talking and fellowshipping, like mothers and daughters love to do. It was also a good time for planning Callie’s 16th birthday tea, which is Granddaddy’s and Grandmother’s gift to each 16 year old young lady. Kitty had a “high tea” in a tea room, Sarah Beth had a Civil War-era tea, and this year Callie and Gracie will be the guests of honor at their teas. Callie has decided she would like a simple, 1950’s-style garden party, with hats and gloves. She wants real food and wants to play croquet in their back yard. Molly is our family green thumb, so their garden is the prettiest around. It has been so much fun planning, and I am sure we’ll have a memorable time.
Then we went to a local antiques and collectibles store, where bargains abounded. I was able to get some gloves (to add to my collection) and appropriate hats to refresh with silk flowers. Also, there were several nice cut glass serving pieces and pitchers, which will come in handy. And the prizes were the classic old carry-on cases – you know, those boxy pieces about 14” x 12” x 9”, with the mirror inside the lid and the handle on the top. I love them and hope to clean them up and use them for storing CD cases from Vision Forum. The colors will look nice in the living room bookshelves.
It was HOT! And STEAMY! The babies did okay, but it was not easy for them to be their sweet selves when the shop’s AC barely kept up with the sunshine. But it was a sweet day with my “Girls” which I look forward to every summer. What wonderful memories for a mother! Thank you, Lord, for my darling daughters – the perfect nurturers for the next generation of faithful children.
2 comments:
You know, I look at you and your daughters (Hi Katie, Beth, and Molly!) and think, someday, yes, someday, my three youngest daughters will be that age and we'll be able to go out for lunch and chat and shop! It's hard to imagine my littles that age :-) Of course, we can go out for lunch and chat and shop now, but that's a whole 'nother kind of experience! LOL!
Blessings,
Tammy ~@~
Hi, Tammy! Yes, it was such a nice day. I love to look at the grandchildren and remember the sweet times we had when my own were little -- and then, what a joy it is to look at the grandchildren and think of how special it will be someday when they are grown. I can't help but think how much joy it brings to our Heavenly Father when we "grow up" some and fellowship as His mature children, rather than just "gimme babies"! Thanks, Tammy.
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