Daughter Kate, grandson David, and I were relaxing on the final day of Kate’s stay. David would put up his hanging seat each time we sat on the porch, keeping it clean from perching birds. Kate has no place to sit outside her home in NJ, so she enjoyed both porches when it was warm enough here.

The next day Kate stopped in the street after backing out of the driveway and offered to pose for her parting photo. Bless her, she knows how I love pictures and knew I’d want a going-away shot. When I told her I’d left my phone charging in the kitchen, she handed me hers! What a thoughtful daughter!! She sent the picture to me after she got home.

Our lives returned to normal, leaving us with lovely memories. At the end of the week, David and I resumed our Friday routine of eating together and shopping for food. I totally forgot to take a photo of us at the restaurant, so David agreed to a selfie at my house. He, too, knows how much I love family pictures.

There was an event at the supermarket that I want to record, because I thought it was so impressive. David has a personal budget of $100 for food. Each week he keeps a running total in his head as he put things in his cart. There were several times he was under budget, and once or twice he went a few dollars over. That day I watched as his total grew closer and closer to the $100 mark. I was holding my breath for the total. Yes!! The total was $99.74!!! I congratulated him, and he just smiled. I couldn’t add two numbers and keep the total in my head while picking out a third item. He had a cart full of food and KNEW he was near the goal!!