Family Visits

Thursday, April 2008 

Recently we had an extended visit from my parents, Dean and Karen.  They stayed about three weeks.  Dad taught the girls the science of bread making and we all enjoyed the bounty of his lessons.  The pizza crusts were the best in my opinion.  Mom got to be here for the arrival of her 10th grandchild (9th granddaughter), Cadence Grace Thomas.  Jason enjoyed having Dad come learn and help out at the shop.  He even got a few Mondays off thanks to Dad filling in for him.

    Next week Jason’s grandparents and his uncle, the Days, will be here for a visit.  We have been anticipating their visit since we moved in and we are excited to spend time with them and have them enjoy the hospitality of our new home.   Jason’s mom visited in March and got to play with her favorite grandchildren and see how much they have grown and changed since her last visit.  This summer, Jason’s brother Dorron is planning an extended visit.  We are excited to have him coming to stay with us as he lived with us many years ago when the girls were little.  He is all grown up now, a math teacher, yikes.  He will be helping out at the shop and working with the girls on their math and perhaps some foreign language lessons.  I started to feel like, with all these family visits, my school schedule was getting off track but then I realized once again that learning is part of life not something you should try to put on a schedule.  My girls probably learn more during the disruptions than they do during the routine school day.  Each person that comes to visit teaches us something new.