Hanging With My Girls

I am such a morning person. I know the household I am visiting is not a morning household, so I brought books to read and scores to study and things to keep myself occupied until they arise. I had already helped myself to a bowl of cereal and was deep into my studies when I heard my eldest son arise and let the dogs out while he went to care for the horses. His little farm requires a lot of attention and morning and evening chores are his chosen lot.

I felt it safe to climb out of my room, and I snuck up on him and gave him a big old hug. And so the day began. Sugar loves to play with DJ's dogs and they danced and pranced back and forth, yelping and nipping at each other. I was sure they would wake others.

DJ decided to make bacon and eggs from his duck herd for breakfast. Somewhere along the line Kelly wandered out from the bedroom, looking half asleep, her hair all messed up from sleeping so hard. Speech wasn't part of her awakeness yet and she curled up in a chair, blinking. She must have wondered why we were up in the middle of her night!

But soon she was down on the floor playing with Sugar and her keg of dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are her interest this year. Eventually, she warmed up to me and climbed on my lap with a book to read. The greatest thing in all the world is hugging your grand daughter and reading her a story. I was blessed to get a whole five minutes of it before there was a dog ruckus.

Eventually Katie woke up. She shyly made her way to the table and munched a piece of bacon, watching me with wary eyes. But Kelly's laughter and bouncing around drew her into the fun and soon she was climbing on my lap too. Not to read, but to tell me stories. She is a good story teller.

I love watching them discover new things about the world. Seeing things through their eyes is a treat and brings a brush of youth with it. I plan to hang around these lovely young ladies often - its quite rejuvenating! And now, if you will excuse me, I have pictures to take!