Day 100 of 365 Days of Being Thankful
Today I am thankful that I went to my friend Jackie's daughter's baby shower.
Jackie's daughter Bonnie graduated with Amy. They were friendly but not in the same group of friends. Even though I haven't seen Bonnie for over 15 years, Bonnie hugged me and told me that she was glad I came. Bonnie looked fabulous, all baby, no fat!! This will be her first child. She is having a boy!! The cute blond is Bonnie's niece and Jackie's first grandchild. She was so good the entire afternoon! The adorable blond, Ella, has hair that looks like it is spun from rays of the sun. Her hair is white blond, so beautiful! If we could bottle that hair color, we'd be rich!
My friend Nancy got the gift from her and I, I am not even sure what we got! Nancy told me but I forget what it was, she found it on the gift registry. Nancy lives in Delaware so we didn't have to pay tax! Bonnie didn't want to open the gifts there because many people mailed the gifts to her home because she lives in NY, she didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings.
My besties Carol and Nancy
Mailing the gifts was a smart thing to do! Nancy brought our gift in on a dolly, it was too heavy for her to carry! That cracked me up watching her bring the wrapped gift in strapped to a hauling cart! Nancy said next time, we'll do gift cards! The food was delicious, we got to order from the menu.
The cake was delicious, I brought a piece home for Olivia, but she gave it to Dan and he ate it. He agreed that it was delicious. It was a fun afternoon. It was actually the first time I got to sit and chat with Jackie's daughter-in-law Amanda, she is lovely. She is a teacher so she had to be wonderful! Jackie and Bill have strong bonds with their adult kids, they are good parents and grandparents. It is so nice to be around Jackie's husband Bill when he is with his grandchildren. Bill just sparkles and glows around his grandkids. He just adores them! Bonnie seemed very appreciative of the lovely shower her mother had for her. Bonnie mingled with everyone so that they knew how much she appreciated them being there. Bonnie has a cool job, she works for a major publishing company and edits children's books. She says she is going to go back to work full-time. I have a strong suspicion that Jackie and Bill will be in NY a lot! The shower favors were so cute! A small bar of soap with tiny baby feet and also a little blue paper seed paper shaped like a teddy bear were the favors!
I am also thankful that I hit 100 days of being thankful. Woo hoo for triple digits!
I went to the flea market this morning and met my sister there. She is a big buyer but I talk her out of buying most things! I got a few things for Olivia's GLAM ROOM! She wanted a free standing clothes rack, I found one in excellent shape and it was only $5.00. She also wants a dress form or mannequin to dress. I didn't find one of them. I got a new, huge, pink flower pinwheel for Amy's grave. I should have gotten another one for my backyard garden, it would probably drive my cat bonkers! I didn't buy much, I really went just to walk around, I didn't know what the weather would be. It was really cold today!
When I was at the baby shower, I was chatting with a very nice woman who was a very close friend of my deceased friend Linda. This woman raised two daughters as a single mom and I would see her a lot because she was at Linda's house a lot. Linda and I were close friends and next door neighbors. This woman's two adult daughters have no relationship with her. I know she was a good mom because I was around her a great deal. She blames her daughters' husbands, I blame her daughters. They are adults. I don't think anyone can turn an adult child away from their parents unless it is something they want. Another woman who was there has three adult children who do not speak to her. I don't know her that well but my other friends do and said she was a really good mom. Last week a close friend of mine called and told me that her 19 year old daughter moved out and wants nothing to do with my friend or her dad or her brother. A friend from the daughter's high school let her move in with her family. Since she is 19, no one can legally make her do anything. It is particularly awful for my friend because she went to Ukraine and adopted her daughter and her son, bio siblings, in 2006. My friend gave them a nice life. I have another friend whose adult daughter doesn't speak to her. She wasn't even invited to her daughter's wedding. I just don't know what some adult kids expect from their parents. What is it with some adult kids??? I hope they all reconcile but the longer the span of time without contact, the harder I think it will be to reconcile.
My bestie Jackie and her daughter Bonnie and granddaughter Ella!
My besties Carol and Nancy
Mailing the gifts was a smart thing to do! Nancy brought our gift in on a dolly, it was too heavy for her to carry! That cracked me up watching her bring the wrapped gift in strapped to a hauling cart! Nancy said next time, we'll do gift cards! The food was delicious, we got to order from the menu.
The cake was delicious, I brought a piece home for Olivia, but she gave it to Dan and he ate it. He agreed that it was delicious. It was a fun afternoon. It was actually the first time I got to sit and chat with Jackie's daughter-in-law Amanda, she is lovely. She is a teacher so she had to be wonderful! Jackie and Bill have strong bonds with their adult kids, they are good parents and grandparents. It is so nice to be around Jackie's husband Bill when he is with his grandchildren. Bill just sparkles and glows around his grandkids. He just adores them! Bonnie seemed very appreciative of the lovely shower her mother had for her. Bonnie mingled with everyone so that they knew how much she appreciated them being there. Bonnie has a cool job, she works for a major publishing company and edits children's books. She says she is going to go back to work full-time. I have a strong suspicion that Jackie and Bill will be in NY a lot! The shower favors were so cute! A small bar of soap with tiny baby feet and also a little blue paper seed paper shaped like a teddy bear were the favors!
When I was at the baby shower, I was chatting with a very nice woman who was a very close friend of my deceased friend Linda. This woman raised two daughters as a single mom and I would see her a lot because she was at Linda's house a lot. Linda and I were close friends and next door neighbors. This woman's two adult daughters have no relationship with her. I know she was a good mom because I was around her a great deal. She blames her daughters' husbands, I blame her daughters. They are adults. I don't think anyone can turn an adult child away from their parents unless it is something they want. Another woman who was there has three adult children who do not speak to her. I don't know her that well but my other friends do and said she was a really good mom. Last week a close friend of mine called and told me that her 19 year old daughter moved out and wants nothing to do with my friend or her dad or her brother. A friend from the daughter's high school let her move in with her family. Since she is 19, no one can legally make her do anything. It is particularly awful for my friend because she went to Ukraine and adopted her daughter and her son, bio siblings, in 2006. My friend gave them a nice life. I have another friend whose adult daughter doesn't speak to her. She wasn't even invited to her daughter's wedding. I just don't know what some adult kids expect from their parents. What is it with some adult kids??? I hope they all reconcile but the longer the span of time without contact, the harder I think it will be to reconcile.
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