November 18, 2018. Madison, Mississippi. Gift of Time.

No gift is better for old people than the gift of time. Every Sunday, our Mississippi family comes out for lunch with Ken and me. The time they spend with us is a great gift for us. We all enjoy the food but the most important thing is that we get to catch up on all their activities of the past week. I feel sure that they have many other things they could be doing on Sunday at noon, but they indulge us by coming for lunch. Every week I am impressed with their consideration of us. We of course indulge them by having them select the restaurant. And if they select a seafood restaurant we always order oysters on the half shell as an appetizer. Last Sunday we ate at Dragos, a New Orleans style seafood restaurant. First off, we ordered two dozen oysters. Ken ate ten all by himself. Today, both Kate and Molly had colds so we missed them but we enjoyed our time with Mary Frances and Christina. Mary Frances is enjoying her first semester of College so we get to shard in her endeavors. Mary Frances had selected P.I. Change, a good Cinese restaurant in the Renaissance. The fountains surrounding the place are lovely. We had not been there for several years so we were pleased to enjoy the food. Our helper, Keshina, dines with us but has limited choices in food. But she is good natured about the odd food we like. And we just laugh. Ken and I are grateful for our Mississippi family by coming for lunch with us every Sunday. They come from church as everyone is dressed up, so Ken and I do the same. This Sunday lunch is the top of our social life each week. And now with Thanksgiving coming this week we will be together again at our own house. I wonder how much they appreciate the time they spend with us? I must tell them...again and again.