As primary caregiver for our Matriarch Widow I never take advantage of time given when someone is in charge of her care. Tuesday's are one of my days off work and are enjoyed in the company of one of my children or grandchildren. Mary my sister and also a widow comes and stays with my Mom or She goes to her sister Lamie's house (also one of the widows) for a few games of King's Corner. So on Tuesday when Mary said she needed to get somethings done and would need me to be back home by 1:00 you could bet I would be there. After spending the morning with my daughter Jen and her precious son Eli, I rushed to be home at 1:00. Walking into the house the first thing I looked for was my Mom to be in her chair. She wasn't sitting there and Mary was also not around. The doors were open and Mary's car was in the driveway. Panic began to set in. "Where were they?"
Surprise!!!!!
Oh my gosh was I ever surprised. All my widows sitting there to celebrate my birthday. Words could not express the feelings while trying to recover. Most perfect surprise. Here were these women who share a very special part of my life sitting there to share my early birthday with me.
It's amazing, the cars parked on the street didn't register as didn't the 4 bags of peaches that were picked from the trees last night and were in the sink and on the counter top when I left but were now in the patio.
We ate a delicious lunch had brownies & ice cream - yummmmmmmmmmm.
Our conversations was once again controversial and I realized the instigator of some of the orneriness is not the youngest of the widows. Needless to say what happens when the widows get together stays where ever that is.
THANK YOU MY MOST WONDERFUL FRIENDS WHO ALSO HAPPEN TO BE MY WIDOWS.
(If I would have known there was going to be a party I would have at least dressed for it!)
Those awesome widows!!!
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