This morning, I attended a neighborhood women’s brunch with six other
women. I enjoyed listening to them talk about a variety of topics. Our hostess served
an excellent spread with a choice of baked eggs with cheese or with sausage and
cheese, watermelon slices, fresh berries, a vegetable tray, and assortment of
pastries and muffins. She also offered us a wide array of beverages. I drank a
mimosa.
One of our discoveries this morning was that two of the guests in
attendance had each worked as probation officers for adults after they
graduated college. One woman is my generation, and the other woman is somewhere
between 35 and 40 years old (I am just guessing, as I cannot tell how old
anyone is on this block. They all look younger to me).
Another guest shared her experiences working in property management for
the twin cities area. We talked for a bit about education experiences/opportunities
for children with special needs in private vs. the public school system.
I had to cut my visit short as Joe and I were scheduled to be in
Rockford before noon. We were on grandchildren duty while Jeremy and Megan went
to a Gophers football game. I was happy to spend time with Caleb and Charlotte.
A part of me though wanted to stay at the brunch and hear more about working as
a probation officer.
Charlotte and I played Uno, then Joe joined us for a hand, then Caleb
came along and played a hand with us. I won three of the four hands. Charlotte
won a game as well. Then we played SORRY! for an hour until 2:00pm rolled
around. Joe was winning – all of his players were in the safe zone. On Saturdays
during the school year, the grandchildren get to have more than one hour of
screentime to play video games. The magic hour they could start playing today
was 2:00pm. They both declared they were forfeiting so they could take full
advantage of their video game time.
While they played video games, I took a nap and read. We made spaghetti
for dinner. After dinner Charlotte and Caleb got their showers so they would be
ready for family movie night when Megan and Jeremy got home.
The Gophers won!
When we left Megan and Jeremy’s at 7:00 pm, the kids were rolling around
on the family room floor with the dogs. They appeared to have more energy than
earlier in the day. I came home and made a screwdriver. I usually have one
drink every other week. Here I am having two in one day. The orange juice means
it qualifies as a fruit serving, right?
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