I admit it, I am in love with the Schwan man. But then, so is Don, and so is Mother, and so are all the kids and grandkids who visit us. After all, he does show up every other Wednesday in a big yellow truck full of ICE CREAM, and, oh yes, some other kinds of food, too. Actually, he is not just a summer visitor, he arrives every other week all year long. But we love him and his ice cream especially in the summer.
Our big decision every other weekend is which flavors do I order when I submit my E mail order? Which delicious flavors are the most tempting this time: raspberry rumble, dulche le leche, caramel brownie, cookies and cream, orange dreamsicle, strawberry? Oh the indecision, the deliberation, can I possible limit my order to just two? The greatest bit of wisdom I can give to all of you is this: "Thou shall not let one day pass during your lifetime without at least one serving of ice cream." I am very certain that it is the only food served in heaven.
The Scwan man was not our only visitor today. Alfreda and I went to lunch. Cheryl and I saw Alfreda at Panera Bread on Sunday. She was resplendent (I looked that spelling up in the dictionary) in her lavender flowered hat and lavender flowered chiffon Sunday dress. Alfreda loves her hats, and loves to dress up. We were just finishing our lunches when she came in and sat with us, and we were on a limited time schedule, so we promised to meet soon and finish our visit. So Alfreda and I went to lunch together today, then she came back here so we could share all the latest news about all our kids and grandkids.
Alfreda is a delight in that she just doesn't mind at all if you brag about your kids and grandkids.
In fact, she admires them all right along with you. What a friend! Of course, she has 4 very fine,and handsome grown children with 4 very fine and handsome spouses who have produced 8 even more handsome and accomplished grandchildren. So I was happy to give her equal time in
the bragging department.
In April all these lovely families of hers flew in from everywhere like Texas and Florida to give a great big 80th birthday party for Alfreda. Was she ever surprised. They reallly got her! Then,
when her daughter, Jane, came in May to see her son graduate from A.U., she brought a scrapbook of pictures from this party. So I got to see the whole clan. What fun they must have had at that party. She also had pictures she had taken in Texas where Julie's daughter, Jessica, graduated from Texas A. & M. You know, I do believe that her kids and grandkids are as good-looking and smart as mine!
Then, this evening, we were surprised by a drop-in visit from Chuck and Ginny. Don and I were both in our PJ's, but they didn't care. They were coming home from Pendleton, where they had met their daughter, Julie, and granddaughter, Erica, at Sahm's Restaurant for supper. We sat on the porch and enjoyed the cooler breezes, the lower humidity, and, as always with Chuck and Ginny, a lot of laughs. Ginny has few computer skills, but has been trying to find this blog.
She said, "I tried to find your Blob, but just got some religious stuff!" Oh, Ginny.
Ice Cream, breezes. friends, and family pictures. Indeed, life is beautiful.
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