A Short Visit

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John’s sister Barbara and husband Thom came for a 27-hour visit. I’m sure we crammed in a week’s worth of visiting in that time. After they left, I sat down and immediately reveled in all the memories. It had been my goal to get news of each of their children and grandchildren – four children and eleven grandchildren. I’ve met all but two. I think at this moment I could tell you at least one distinctive trait or accomplishment for every one of them. That’s due, not to my memory, but to their love of a very accomplished set of people ranging in age from early 50’s to 4. They also told me of church friends in New York that I will always hold dear.

I wasn’t the only one who enjoyed this visit. They took two short walks to counterbalance the hours of sitting in a car. Out on the street they met neighbor Joyce and enjoyed talking to her. I noticed a big difference in Kacey. She didn’t ask to go outside while they were here! She didn’t want to miss a moment of being with them. Barbara should not have touched the dog because of allergies, although she did pet her. Thom made up for it, paying lots of attention to her. She adored him.

We attended my church on line, and it was wonderful to have them singing with me. I was a bit flustered signing in and didn’t think to write in the chat area that they were with me. Both of them assist with communion in New York, and they were interested in seeing how it was done here. We then listened to the Lutheran Hour via computer and a devotion by their favorite speaker. After eating at Bogart’s, they drove to visit her sister Chris and Steve in South Carolina.

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Published by Anne Mehrling

I'm a retiree who loves to write about life in the mountains of North Carolina.

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  5. What a pleasure for you !! Bittersweet to have them visiting without John’s presence but I’d like to think he was worshipping with y’all!

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    1. We really packed in the talking. They offered to take me anywhere I wanted to go, knowing there might be places I wouldn’t drive. I was totally happy just to sit and talk. Their drive to John and Barbara’s sister was estimated to take four hours.

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    1. I take visitors any way I can get them. Barbara and Thom fit me in between other relatives. Lise comes for two to four weeks, but she has to work beginning at 4 a.m. on weekdays.

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  8. I’m so glad you got a visit with family! Kacey was happy with it too! I hope she is still there when we come back! Dave says he wants to stay longer this time. So we may shorten the time in Colorado to fit all things in. ☺️

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  10. I love the porch portrait with dog and all. It’s always nice when visitors will happily go along on daily walks – as good as sitting and talking indoors – but with exercise whixhis healthy for all

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    1. Well, I’d love it if Kacey could walk with people who visit. She is too dangerous! If she sees an animal or a truck, she lunges and would pull almost anyone over. I had to quit having her on a leash when she jerked me to the gravel walkway behind the house. She saw a rabbit, and I didn’t.

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      1. I figured you recruited one of your nice neighbors … well that is amazing how he did that. I can remember from many years ago, it was a cord attached to the camera and you had to squeeze the bulb on the end.

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