Granddaughter Monica came to visit with her 20-month-old daughter today. We don't see our grandchildren often except for the oldest one who lives next door; his sister makes a point of visiting at least once a month, too, even though she's moved farther away. We see the great-grandchildren even less, so it was a real treat to see how Brynn has grown and how smart she is; she's very shy, but after awhile she warmed up to us enough to smile and get nearer to us. We didn't try to force ourselves on her or pick her up, we just let her get acquainted a little.
Our trees are finally starting to change to their autumn colors.
We had planned to go to Arkansas when the leaves turn either this week or next, but the forecast is for clouds at home AND down there, every single day for the next ten days; if it's going to be cloudy all the time, I honestly don't want to go. Cloudy days still affect my mood somewhat. Also, someone told me Arkansas has been so dry this year, the leaves probably won't be very colorful. We are thinking of doing something else for a road trip, and we have a couple of ideas: my only requirement is that our trip needs to take us through Ozark, Missouri, to Lamberts. We'll see how the foliage is around that area to get an idea about how things will look in Arkansas and go from there. It wouldn't take a whole lot for us to decide to just call the whole thing off; that's how I am about going almost anyplace these days.
Our separate bedroom situation is working out fine for both of us, although to my surprise, Cliff is the one sleeping better! He said he only gets up once a night now. I'm sleeping well for the most part, but I still wake up often. That's OK, as long as I get back to sleep quickly. Most nights, I do.
I think I'll get back to the book I'm reading: "The Girl with the Louding Voice".
You're very lucky your husband wants to sleep separately. Mine would have had a fit!
ReplyDeleteHe really doesn't care either way, but he is sleeping better.
DeleteSo far the colors here are really anemic. So glad the separate rooms is working. Sleep is so important and I'm sure you have visiting privileges.
ReplyDeleteI crawl in bed for snuggles every morning and we talk for half an hour or more before we get out of bed. People need the human touch.
DeleteThe leaves aren’t as pretty here but still beautiful. We haven’t had much rain.
ReplyDeleteWell the pictures I have been getting of the leaf color from NW Arkansas look pretty good to me. But I haven't been down there so don't know if they are from a small pocket or wide spread.
ReplyDeleteWhat are you thinking of the book? We read it for Book Club; it was difficult for me to adjust to the language at first. We had an excellent discussion about the story though. That's fun to see relatives, especially young ones. I very much dislike living 2,800 miles away from my grandson. Glad that the sleeping arrangement is working out well!
ReplyDeleteI'm craving some fall leaf color but haven't found anything worth making a special drive for yet. However, your plan to make Lamberts a part of the trip would definitely make it worthwhile :-)
ReplyDeleteYour leaves are still primarily green like ours are, Donna. Gawd, we're going to have falling leaves in January, I fear!! ~Andrea xoxoxo
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