1/13/11 B Town and the kids. Yay

Luke and I are working better and better together (not perfect --yet) , but so much better.

Luke helped me get ready. His GD. It took him a beat to get his head around it, but in the end he helped. I asked and he was willing.

I gave Greyling a bit (smidge) of chicken with her meal. She was in cat heaven. She licked her platter clean. I felt like I'd done a GD.

God did a GD for us. l.m. (little miracle). The weather had been snowy and slick. Today, our B town day, the roads were perfect. Tomorrow it will snow again. I am so grateful. Luke is grateful as well.

We picked up Xavier at school. He was delighted to see Papa and me. At home, we gave him his "magic" crystal and he loved knowing (without really knowing) that someone special thought he was going to be a master. Then Luke took a nap and X and I played Bay Blade. I got 5 wins and he got 13. Rain usually gets 1 or 0--so I'm excited. Then X and I played a card game. He won the first game and I won the 2nd. I wouldn't let myself win every game, but I didn't mind giving him a challenge. When I play with X, I think it's a GD both ways. I love to play with him and he loves playing with me.

At 5:00 we left for X's school. It was a special evening when the teachers introduce parents and grandparents to the children's school day. They love and honor these kids and care so much about them. They do GD's every day and all comes through from their true love of kids. X loved showing us his work.

When she saw me, Violet ran over and hugged me. She loves her gramma. And that's a very sweet feeling.

THen, we went to dinner. I had to keep reminding Rain and Ry that Luke wanted Gluten free pasta --which we can only get at Brachettas. That was my care for him. He loved every bite.

We're going to have some time challenges in the next few weeks--as Luke gets back into his schedule at Butler and with the 2 orchestras that he's concert master for. This time we talked quietly and we made compromises that worked for both of us and for our family. Wow. It's the first time that we've worked so beautifully together. We came up with a perfect plan. Braco's GD to us. He blessed our lives.