I just had the most enjoyable weekend. Elana spent Friday-through-Sunday with me. I planned on making it a vacation for me, too. We went out for Hani's at National Coney Island at her recommendation. We walked for about 30 minutes, too, at the Macomb Mall. She had forgotten her tennis shoes so she walked in her boots. She tried on a pair of mine but she takes an 8 1/2 and mine are only 7 1/2. She is now almost a head taller than me. I really don't mind being a short grandmother. We talked like two old people, one of the topics being Papa. It is so nice that she can finally be really open about his death. She, too, has faith in the resurrection, which pleases me no end.
We played games (Inner Circle & Sequense). For those of you who have not played them yet, they both require stategy and concentration. We were pretty even as to wins and losses but I really tried very hard to "beat her butt". She is no easy target. At Four O'clock, she went with me on a Bible Study. She was really contributing, too.
Saturday, we went out in Field Service. We worked with the Prieto girls (one older and one younger than Elana). The girls were a riot. Sister Daily was also. I had suggested a mature sister go with us and Sister Daily was perfect. We laughed and laughed and enjoyed the work and being together tremendously. All the girls had positive responses because it is so nice to see such nice young ladies taking their spiritual need seriously. We lunched at Mc Donalds afterwards, Don's treat. (He had about $100 in his money clip when he died. I stuck it in my Service bag and have been using it on breaks. Don would have been pleased that his spending money bought lunch for the five of us. He was partial to young people. I really loved him for that. We went out for a pizza in the evening even though we had quite a bit of new snow and BAM,.....I cut it short at the end of my street and caught my front end in a snowbank. EEEEKKKS!!!! Thanks to good neighbors and Elana's shoveling efforts, we got out. Then I could not get up my driveway because the car would not climb. We went inside and enjoyed the HOT pizza and then went out and shoveled the driveway and I easily pulled into the garage. Life is exciting.
On Sunday, we studied our Bible lesson together. It was about Zeal and how Jesus showed zeal for his father's house with the moneychangers. Some very good points and comments at the meeting, Elana commenting also. When we got home, Elana practiced her violin. She is preparing for a Suzuki trip to Ireland with the teenage players where she takes lessons. I would like to go with her but bowed out when I found out that it will be 40 degrees and rainy. After hearing the sweetness of the songs she was practicing, I am determined to go. The opportunity to go with the group ends tomorrow so I hope that I can still squeeze in. We were playing games again when Mom and Dad came back from up north. They told me that they had a great time...Honey and Honey Time. But they could not have possibly had as good a time at Elana and I. I miss Don terribly but I know that life goes on. I await his resurrection in the future when Jehovah has one government over the earth and brings his servants back to live on the earth. I know that this is not what I was taught as a Catholic but the Bible doesn't lie, nor does Jehovah God. For those of you who do not yet know who Jehovah is, please do some research into the subject in your Bible and in the History Books. Luv U All Barb
