Fun & Games

Last Saturday afternoon, the girls and I went to Hanover to see a friend of ours. Her name is Miss Lois and we've been friends since the beginning of 2003. She is a very special person to us. We have another friend, "Grandma Louise" who we've known since shortly after we moved here to PA. Miss Lois is her cousin and has been aware of us for many years through Grandma Louise. We never knew this though. When we were in our car accident, Miss Lois stepped in and helped us in many ways. Her thoughtfulness has continued all these years.

From time to time we either go out to see her, or she comes here to see us. We have dinner together and visit while we play a game or two. It's always a fun and relaxing time. This past visit we were treated to a dinner of... ham balls, baked sweet and white potatoes, cheesy vegetables, a delicious garden salad, rolls, and her famous homemade applesauce (which just happens to be Em and Brie's favorite). Later we had brownies, frozen yogurt and a fudge topping. Does this sound YUMMY or what?!?! You never ever leave Miss Lois's home hungry.

Following dinner Miss Lois and I took time to look at my blog together. She hadn't seen it before. Now she has another way of keeping up on how our lives are moving along. Aren't blogs the greatest? The girls were busy with mini race cars... Brie even taped a track all over the floor. Fortunately it all came up with no residue left behind.

When we were done blogging, it was game time. We played Apples to Apples. It was a blast. Miss Lois had never played it before. I won the first game... and Emile won the second. The rest of us continued to see who would win "runner up"... Brie played a fast one on us and ended being the runner up. To be fair though... we all sort of "ganged" up on Miss Lois when it appeared she was going to win the second game. She had 7 cards and only needed one more. Rather than let the game end, we worked hard to make sure she didn't get the last card. I thought Brie needed 2 more cards so I went with her description. Turns out the little stinker had 7 cards as well. Without realizing it I handed her the game


So there you have it. I love getting together with people who make you feel special... who don't judge you. This is the type of person Miss Lois is. She's kind, considerate, and truly caring. Seems like I've got quite a few really great people in my life, doesn't it? I'm so lucky!