Yesterday, as we were leaving our homeschool Park Day, Karen says from the back of the car, "How about if I make dinner while you and Dad relax together and Linda and Melissa watch a movie?"
Really? OK!
When we pulled into our driveway, Dave was just coming out of the house. He had also just gotten home and was getting ready to go for a walk. Karen got her sisters set up with a movie, got out the walkie-talkies, turned them on, handed me one, and sent us out the door. So, Dave and I headed out for a walk TOGETHER! Just the two of us!
When we returned from our walk, Andrea Bocelli was playing on the cd player, and the table was set with a fresh green tablecloth. Karen was whipping up some buttery scrambled eggs, and had some fried eggs already on a serving plate. We got out of her way - it's easy to want to offer "helpful" advice and she was doing just fine on her own. After cooking the eggs, she set about making blueberry muffins from the recipe in her American Girl Samantha cookbook. A few minutes later, she called us all to dinner and we enjoyed delicious eggs, yummy blueberry muffins and romantic music. It was a wonderful peaceful evening.
It was such a joy to receive this special gift from our lovely daughter, given straight from her heart.
Thank you, Karen!!
