Well, it's Saturday and the grandparents are enjoying our last times and kisses and hugs. We will leave from the motel on Sunday morning for Wauconda. It is a sad time, but I want to enjoy the good parts.
Cora was stressed out Friday, but she has been great today. Grandma and I stopped at Wal Mart after breakfast and picked up somethings for them. One was "The Bee Movie". Cora fell asleep on the couch with Grandpa watching it.
Hazel likes to "talk" when everyone else is talking.
Grandma soaks up some special time with the girls.
I can hear the start of this conversation...
"Grandma."
"Yes, Cora."
" Grandma, ..."
Julieanna and Geoff discuss their options for autos, appliances, utilities and tasks. We were all lucky that there was Wi-Fi available. It was good for food, weather (STORM) info, car shopping, washer and dryer shopping and everything one has to do on the Internet.
The toys are replacing books on these shelves in the living room. They are secured to the wall.
Grandma gets to kiss that defenseless Hazel.
Cora is wonderful even after 10 pm. What a difference a day makes. Especially when that day starts to bring order to a little girls world.
Time to unwind. The Turners are shopping online and Grandma 'hogs' Hazel.
The end of our last day in Edina. I'm going to miss these times.
We have Skype. That will help with the heartbreak. It isn't like a hug, but it is hopefully going to keep Cora bonded to Grandma and Grandpa. I don't want her to become shy because she has forgotten us or we have aged so much. I'm not sure how it will work with Hazel. I hope we can bond with her as well as with the other kids.
I don't know how folks stood the separation before this age of electronics. It must have been as a death before telephones and pictures and movies. Think of only reading a letter every month or so. We are really lucky.
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