A Day of Visiting

Monday, August 31, 2015
Our visits today took us first on the long drive to Saline and the home of David and Susan Luttenbacher where his father and mother are now living in the downstairs area they have created for them.  It has a walkout to a lovely patio and huge yard with a large gardinia in a pot just for Mary Elizabeth to enjoy as those flowers mean so much to her.  The thoughtfulness of the whole family is evident throughout with all they've done to make this a comfortable spot for Cecil and Mary Elizabeth to live.

I took a pot of my chili soup and some crackers along with peanut butter cookies and red grapes for them to enjoy for lunch.  The family had already set up a table for us to sit at and have a leisurely meal.  In fact, Diane came in a couple of different times to join with us in between doing some wash for her mom and dad as well as get an evening meal started for everyone including a guest that would be coming home with David from work.

We left there around 3:30 and then drove about 45 minutes to Canton and the bd Mongolian Grill there where we met Rick and Bev Ratcliffe.

And what a delightful time we had just chatting for better than an hour over a drink before heading off to fill our bowls and have it stir fried.

Yes, we went to the same restaurant two days in a row but as Ken says, we could do it seven days a week.  We love the variety they offer and the various combinations we can make.  It is all delicious.

On our way back to the campground I borrowed Ken's smartphone to check email and Facebook messages.  We absolutely loved this shared message on Facebook from our daughter Sue:

Standing outside at recess a few of my students were commenting on how some classes had consequences during recess...
student:"Mrs. Guilfoyle why don't we have consequences at recess?" 
Me: "Well, so far our class is doing a great job following the rules so hopefully we won't have to ever worry about that" 
Student: "Did your class last year get consequences? " 
Me: "No, last year my class also did a great job following the rules" 
Second student: "That's because of Mrs. Guilfoyle ' s eyes. She just looks at you and casts this magic spell on all the students" 
Me (laughing) "How do I cast a spell over you?" 
Second student: "Because your eyes are so blue. They're magical and they make us all behave" 
First student: "Oooh. Ya. I knew I felt something that first day whenever she looked at us. I just couldn't help myself. I had to behave"

Life is grand!!!!! Full of all kinds of special moments