"Baba, Can We Go Back There Again?"

It looks like a nice day, the sky seems clear and it's not raining, a perfect day to sit in side and watch the Super Bowl.  Yesterday afternoon, we drove over to Ellen and Wally's for dinner, through drizzle and gray skies.  We had a great time, especially the girls, who were enthralled with Julia's doll house which Ellen got out for their arrival.  In fact, they sat quietly for the first half hour, as we talked upstairs, then Ellen took them downstairs to see the doll house, and we hardly saw them the rest of the night.  They both love playing with their own doll house and loved the fact that everything was in miniature.  Ellen made her famous brisket with mushrooms and cranberries, with mashed potatoes and my favorite, brussell spouts.  And for dessert, we had Weggie's chocolate cake, a nice moist cake.  It's fun to be able to see them more often, just another benefit of the Bisssell's moving to Virginia.  We had dinner around 6:30 and by the time we finished, about 7:30, Halle seemed to be falling asleep at the table.  So, we decided we had better get her home.  Ellen took both girls upstairs to seeing her sewing room (they wanted to see this) and some of the quilts that she and my mother had made.  They were so quiet, almost in awe most of the time, that it was strange to see them this way after a wild week with them here.  Just as we were pulling out of their drive way and heading home Halle, asked: "Can we go back there again?"  They had a great time.  And, yes, I forgot, as we sat down to eat, Ellen had bought Pez and a dispenser for each girl, which they loved of course.  By the time we got home, both girls had eaten up one of their packets.  A Halle alert....as tired as she seemed when we left had worn off by the time we got home.  She was a dynamo until we finally got her to sleep about 9:30. A great evening!  And what a delightful two girs...they couldn't have been any sweeter.  We are lucky grandparents.

Just got back from Giant, picked up some food for tonight's Super Bowl.  Everyone seemed to have tghe same idea as the shopping center was packed.  We then gave each girl 20 bucks and went off the Five Below, a discount store, full of mostly junk that little kids would love.  It's an upscale dollar store.  Halle loved it of course and wanted everything but we helped her narrow it down to the right amount.  Hayden of course was very careful not to go over 20 dollars.  Hayden's best buy was a sign to put up in her room which says Girls Rule...she cannot wait for her Dad to see it.

Slovenia sausage, coleslaw, tacos, chips and dip.  What could be a healthier diet for the Super Bowl!