Thursday and Friday, Part 1

Last night at the taqueria, Marcus asked Tom, 'What was your favorite thing we've done at Yenna's house?"

"Bingo!" Tom said.

Before they came, I'd found a Bingo spinner at a garage sale, then ordered a pad of Bingo cards from Amazon, packaged little prizes, wondering if the kids--who all like video games--would like it.  It was a hit. Nathan's favorite part was spinning and calling out numbers.

Preceding Bingo, we had a magic show, directed by best pals Nathan and Marcus:

Bingo Ball Roller

Elena turned into a "big girl" this trip, sleeping every night with me in my bed.  "I wish we could all live in Yenna's house!" she said.

Yesterday, we set out for a drive to Wimberley and I suggested we stop briefly in Blanco on the way.  We drove down to the state park so I could show Day some little houses.  On a winding road, Blue got bumped by a big Dually--a truck with huge double tires--and the front corner of the driver's side got crushed.  She will need a a new door and front quarter panel, but she's running okay.

The driver of the truck said it was my fault, but Day and Tom and Jackson, who were with me, said otherwise.  No one was hurt, but it shook me up for a couple of hours as car wrecks do.

We proceeded with the day trip and had a good day, shopping in Wimberley and Gruene, having lunch at the Leaning Pear and dinner at  Clear Creek.

The Leaning Tree

Day and Tom

Yenna and Elena

Elena and Nathan

Four precious grandchildren
(Four to Fourteen)
in Wimberley

The words on the Leaning Tree Wall were made out of letters from old signs--spelling out quotations.  The last one, a longtime favorite of mine, by Mary Oliver is this:

"What do you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"