Great Idea Carter

When Carter asked if she could come home to see her Grandmother, she threw out another idea. “How about having our local family for dinner?” What a brilliant idea!

My cousin Leigh and her family live in Durham. We rarely see each other and we actually love them. Leigh’s Mom Janie Leigh lives at Carol Woods now. I have seen her once and that is all my fault. Leigh’s sister Sarah and her family live in Raleigh. We never see them and Sarah used to be Carter’s nanny. My Mom lives at Croasdaile.

It took Carter coming home from Boston for me to invite everyone for dinner. Amazingly everyone was free. Sarah’s son Sam just got home from camp yesterday. Leigh’s oldest Eva literally flew in from her summer job in Buffalo tonight. Emerson, Leigh’s youngest came back from her exchange trip to France. The stars really had to line up for this miracle dinner to happen.

It was 13 people and I didn’t want to have a kids table so we all squeezed around the dining room table. I made a dinner that seemed to satisfy everyone. Cousins and Aunts and Uncles and grand mothers visited and everyone got along. What a brilliant idea! We must do it again soon.

Eva said on her way out the door she would have to read my blog to see what I would say about this dinner. She wanted to know what the lesson would be.

Eva, this is for you. I am thankful to have such a wonderful family made up of such fun and interesting people. I know we don’t see each other enough, but when I do see you I am always happy. I really appreciate that all the young ‘uns didn’t mind spending their Saturday night with their old relatives. I loved spending it with all of you. The lesson…spend more time with your family.