Old Age Day by Day April 17, 2011

I had a delightful visit with my daughter-in-law Friday to Saturday. I was there to help - their furnace was on the fritz, but it got repaired early in the day, and we were able to go out to lunch and chat. Then she taught in the afternoon and I had a two hour nap on her sofa, and then read. We went out for Puerto Rican food for dinner (plantains, beans, salsa, Pacifico!) and then a movie she picked, which was amazing to watch, but so violent we did a lot of hiding behind our hands. It was "Hanna", and pretty much non-stop tension, killing and heart pounding suspense. Luckily, we both slept well despite being shell shocked when we got out of the theater. We'll laugh about it later, I'm sure. Then she made me a big breakfast the next morning and she was off to grad school and I drove home. One of the delights of grown children is how your family expands. I not only adore my daughter-in-law, but am fond of her mother, sisters and other relatives. It feels great. The same thing goes for my son-in-law. My kids married into really nice families.