thoughtful thursday

the grandchildren's visit officially ends later today.  they will be here through the weekend, but their mother will be joining us.  we are looking forward to her being with us, however, her addition definitely changes the dynamic.

we have (of course) kept a journal of our days together. the journal, begun during the very first visit here without parents, recounts all we do together. all three of us write in it each day. we keep an accounting of the visit(s) in order to allow their parents to peek into our daily doings because, as everyone knows; remembering everything just doesn't happen. the journal allows for questions to be asked and prompts conversation.

keeping the journal has become a ritual for us. as time passes and there will no longer be summer visits between grandmother and grandchildren, the journal will be memories preserved. perhaps the grandchildren will enjoy reading about their visits to the farm when they are older. and perhaps they will share the journal with their children someday!