Saturday night I was talking to my friend Kathe on the phone. When she asked if we needed anything Ken jokingly said, “when are you going to be here? Just jump in the car and come right over.” Which was funny seeing how we live in Connecticut and Kathe lives in Virginia. I really didn’t think she would take us literally.
Last night we were hanging out at home playing the what’s for dinner game when my phone rang and it was my friend Kathe again. She asked me to check on the front porch for a package that should have been delivered. I thought it was strange to have a package come on a Sunday, but I went out to see and low and behold the package was her. She had driven up to see us.
Kathe has a meeting this week in Hershey, Pa. and thought since she needed drive that far she would just come the extra distance and see us for the night. We were so happy to see her!!! Ellie just grinned and clapped her hands.
Of course, she didn’t come empty handed. Her hands were full of Krispy Kremes fresh off the conveyer belt!
We had a wonderful time munching our way through the Kristpy Kremes and Pepe’s Pizza, chatting and playing. She had to leave this morning to go down to Pa but we even got a little time with her this morning.
It was so great to have a friend here, it was just the medicine we all needed.
What an excellent surprise we are all still grinning.
Monday, 13. November 2006
Can you ask her to drop off some Krispy Kreme’s to us on her way back to Virginia?
Glad to see you are home-again.
love-rae
Monday, 13. November 2006
Ummmmmmm, us too! Kathe can’t live that far from us!
All of our Krispy Kreme stores closed when the Atkins diets hit the press.
I’m glad you had a visit that cheered you up!
Monday, 13. November 2006
Colleen – i have been following the story of Ellie and hope that things will stay calm for you for a while now.
Every time i look at your photographs it is like looking at your mom as a young woman – those ‘black eyes’ sure are high up in the gene pool, you all seem to have them!!
best wishes and prayers, Prunella
Tuesday, 14. November 2006
Pru is right, Colie. You are so like your mom in so many ways, especially in your excellence in being mother to your child. And I can’t tell you how many times I’ve looked at that tiny face peering back from my computer screen and seen you again as a little baby. Even the way your little one sits up and grins is you made all over again. That picture of Ellie in the little green hat that Jodie made her was the spitting image of your mom. It makes me giggle just to look at it!