I have had a steady stream of visitors this week. A couple of special little boys, dressed in their Halloween costumes visited with their parents, Kyle and Emily DeMoss. Gabe and David quickly discovered the toys that hadn’t been put back in the toy closet after my grandchildren left. Kyle immediately recognized a lot of the toys, as he and his brother Bryce played with them when they were small and I was caring for them while their parents were working. Son, Alan stopped in and the stories of what Kyle and Bryce did while staying on the farm caused a lot of laughter. One memory I brought up was when Kyle and Bryce was “helping” me clean out the closet under the stairway to turn it into the toy closet. I had stored some LP albums in there and when they saw them, Kyle asked where the CD player was that played them. Needless to say, I found a turntable so they could listen to the Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street records. My own grandkids were fascinated with the player and even now, Kale likes to play with it, only he is looking at it in a more technical way. I fully expect that machine will be taken apart someday, to see its insides and how it works!!
One day, Mary Weaver, Dixie Slight, Jack Lint, Betty Griffith, Sharon Laub, and Lana Miller came and we, of course, talked about our kids and a little bit about our surgeries, therapy and how young the doctors seem to look! Ann Frederick stopped by with her dad’s “four wheeler” walker and it worked really well, walking outside on those nice days. Lana and Ann had worked a funeral and when Lana walked in with some containers, I knew I had some leftover salads to eat for a while!
Sunday after church Phil and Toni Roberts and Myron and Maralynn Rinker brought soup and cornbread. The salads were tasted, also! We sat around the table talking non-stop all afternoon. Maralynn even finished a mending job I was frustrated with! It was a good week! I’ll be testing the “driving” waters, soon, I hope! Jean Borgeson