Wednesday, March 6, 2013

March 5: Being Spontaneous

Jon called at 2:30 and asked us to join him for dinner somewhere in Minnesota.  Without much thoght the answer was YES!  We did not get to the restuarant until 7:00 and headed back home about 8:35, but in between there was a great deal of mom and grandma time for me.  Somehow should have gotten photos, but the camera was in the car and we were in the moment. 

There was a bit of an weather issue both going and coming back.  My mom would have stated flat out that smart people do not travel in the winter. We had che cked the weather and felt as confident of the report as one can living in the land of infinite variety and wind.  Over half way to our destination the wind started blowing snow across the highway and there were some slick spots so we slowed down.  On the way back the same situation lasted for 60 minutes of the drive.    Kids did not seem to think they had any issues with the roads - thankfully.  Maybe thinking people that we generaly are, we should have thought a bit more but we have been craving a bit of family time.  That is our reasoning now that we are safely back home.

So wonderful to have had that little piece of time with some delightful grandchildren and their parents.  Would we do it again?  Yes because we are parents and grandparents, but maybe more likely in the Spring-Fall time frame.  Not afraid of storms, just respectful of what wind and ice can do. 

Life is GOOD!

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