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Friendly Surprises

What a wonderful day it was! The weather was just beautiful so the children were able to get outside to run and play.

FlowerChild had a soccer game this afternoon and we had some surprise visitors! Remember I said that The GuitarMan came home the other weekend from the beach and hoped to spend that Sunday with his "sister"? She is one of his best friends from highschool and now they are about 7 hours from each other. Well, as it turned out she did not come and we all thought she had gone back to school. But she had been at the beach herself since Friday! He left the beach to come back and see her, she was at the beach the whole time and just came back! All that texting and cell phone usage you would think they could keep up with each other a little better!

Anyway it was such a nice surprise when she showed up with her brother (the real one, not The GuitarMan!)and we got to spend some time with them. The little ones were so tickled and FlowerChild could not keep the smile from her face when she finished up her game and came running to give our friend a hug. They really miss her. The GuitarMan was at the game also and it was fun to see them all back together again laughing and joking. You NEVER know what is going to happen with that crew!

I had another nice surprise this week. I got back in touch with an old friend that I hadn't talked to in quite a while. She lives out west and our boys are the same age. We knew each other when they were in elementary school! Our husbands are both pastors and thanks to moves and fickle computers I had lost her email way back. She is just a sweetheart, a solid friend so it was good to get back up with her. It has me thinking of more folks I should really make the effort to find again. Is there someone you have lost touch with and miss? Try to track them down!

We are gearing up for our Green Fellowship at church tomorrow night. Everyone has to bring green foods. I have several items I plan to bring. I won't tell you until after the fact just what they are. Just in case the recipes flop ya know! But suffice it to say the girls and I will be spending some time in the kitchen tomorrow! Something tells me we may all wind up with green hands and faces by the time we are finished!

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  1. Mama HenMarch 18, 2009 at 9:31 AM

    Can't wait to find out what you're bringing tonight. I have no clue what to bring yet! One of those last minute plannings.

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