Today is Presidents Day. No one had to work or be anywhere in the morning so we spent the time together. My children are all in their early twenties (21 in May, 22, 24 in April, and 25 in May). I am blessed to have them living at home for a little while longer. We decided to spend our time together playing ping pong, and we looked forward to going out to lunch. We played two on two at first then the boys decided we should have a tournament. We each took our turn and had a wonderful time. The ball went under the car now and then, (we play in our garage) and Cordie, our little dog, learned very quickly how to go and get it for us. She went under the car, grabbed the ball in her mouth, brought it out and wanted to keep it each time. Such fun. Even Justine played after being coaxed. She had so much fun she didn't want to quit.
It was such an enjoyable morning. We don't get to do things all together very much any more. I usually end up doing something one on one with them or I spend time with the girls then another time with the boys.
Anthony couldn't go to lunch with us; he had to go to work. Justine, Elizabeth, Sergio J. and I went out and enjoyed soup and salad and great conversation.
When Justine was younger, she used to have an Old Movie Night every Wednesday. We always enjoyed it. She had us pay a dollar for "dues" and then she used the money to buy ingredients to make treats. She just mentioned that she would like to have a "Bridge Night". Retro things are fascinating for her right now. I'm ready to play cards! It will be nice to spend more leisure time with my kids young adults.
I hope your kids read this and know how much you love them:). What a sweet message. Now that your kids are growing up and in their twenties, do you have any words of wisdom to share with a young mother? Is there anything you wish someone would have told you when they were little?
ReplyDeleteI always hear that time passes so quickly and that they grow up so fast. I try not to coddle Vienna but I just love her so much and I want to enjoy every second I can while she's still my baby.
Thanks for always being such a wonderful example of a loving mother.