Taste of Idaho

Yea! My parents came for a short visit. I love visitors. My parents are really easy to have around because they just step into my life and let me live it and they easily step out (even if I am crying for them to stay longer). Here are a few spoonfuls of their visit:

I left my son in charge of my parents :-) when I needed to leave for a speech session. The report upon my arrival:
Son:  Grandpa needs to learn more patience
Grandpa (my dad): He changes the rules too much so I quit

My 5 yo had no problem buttering right up to her grandparents.

My 3 yo stopped whispering by the time I got home, which is improvement from other new visitors. Soon enough Grandpa had her warmed up as well.


Dad didn't like reading "Joseph Had a Little Overcoat" he said it was too silly

 There's nothing like smiling for two days straight. I loved having them here. I told them I was in charge. The first thing we did was go out to eat at a favorite restaurant of mine. I have obviously not eaten at restaurants with my dad very many times, because he is not an enjoyable date. He never really relaxes, which made me feel hurried. He has a tendency to inhale food anyway, so this shouldn't have been a surprise to me. Anyway, the food was really good and at least my mom is a good date :-).

Oh, this is where I learned my dad knows all about "felons" -- can you believe it? Just google/bing it: "felon".
That is what I almost had a few weeks ago with an infection. He talked about his mom getting a felon. Of all the crazy facts I didn't know.

Then we had violin lessons. My dad iced his knee at my house and my mom came with me (cheerfully - even though I commanded her to come). I actually stayed awake and wrote legible notes. My mom smiled and acted like she enjoyed the whole thing. I loved having her there.

We had a great evening (my kids had the idea to wait and do our weekly "Family Night" with Grandpa and Grandma). So, they got to have first hand experience of London Bridges, Chutes and Ladders, and a story and discussion from the Friend magazine.


Doesn't my dad look enthused? Seriously - swap a smile . .

The next day we took a little drive (my dad's only "entertaining" request - isn't that great?). I could listen to my parents talk about anything for a long time. My dad and husband stayed awake talking one night till after 11.

Anyway, that was my main smile this past week.


Playing the "Fuller Bang"



Swinging Bridge at a local campsite