We drove to Big Spring today to visit Mama and whomever else happened to be there. Sundays have turned out to be a better day to drive over there for us for various reasons and this day of the Sun proved to be another good day for a visit. Aside from Mama - Jay, Lucky, JJ and Bryan were there as well as Eva, Felicia and Betty. On Sundays, usually Eva, Felicia and Betty are at Mama's along with Erica, Nick and Billy (for brunch). This day it was just the aforementioned who were there having finished eating their usual "après église" (after church) brunch when Sara and I arrived. BTW, the French don't eat brunch so there is no true translation of the word so I will just say brunch. Kind of like life...you cannot translate certain things, you cannot define certain things nor can you explain certain things - life simply - 'is what it is'. Hence the title of my story: The French Don't Eat Brunch. This story along with the day's visit is kind of "Seinfeld-ish"...nothing significant, nothing eventful...'it is what it is' and this day turned out nice.
We found Mama in good spirits; she looked good and said that she was feeling very well. I managed some quiet time with her and got good stories and laughs out of her as I hope I did for her, too. As always she managed to sneak her way into the kitchen later in the day and made a huge, nice, and oh so delicious meal for all of us to eat. As much as we all protest to her cooking for us (for any of us), Mama still feels the need to feed us. Not out of obligation but out of love which she has for her familia. We just need to accept the fact that Mama is going to cook for us and once again I recite the words...it simply 'is what it is'. We love her for doing it.
Eva and Felicia stayed for a long while; it was nice chatting with them. Betty left at the same time in her own vehicle to prep for another work week; we had a good visit with her, too. John took Sara and I for a ride in his recently purchased car (a nice car). JJ stayed in another room and only made himself "social" whenever he had some rare facts to share with us all and, of course, when it was time "à manger" (to eat). John later helped Sara and I tend to an issue with the signal light on the SUV; it was difficult to remove the part of the lamp just to reach the bulb/socket, but he figured it out. The part was not available in any auto parts store in Big Spring (nor in Midland as we would later find) so it has since been ordered online. The task of removing it and driving around trying to find a replacement was fun. Aurora arrived just in time at Mama's to loan us her SUV to drive to the auto parts stores. She was a bit under the weather, but as things progressed through the rest of the day/early evening, she would be okay after John took her to get medically checked out as we returned to Midland. All was fine, TTL, with my sis.
It was a nice visit. The best thing about it was getting to see and to visit with so many of our family members for a lengthy amount of time. Our visits are usually about Mama, but whenever we are fortunate to have a houseful of other family members, it makes it that much special - especially when it is just a run-of-the-mill kind of day (not just a holiday, birthday, etc...). It's the little things which count. Anyway, I was delighted as well. We are a blessed family.
We found Mama in good spirits; she looked good and said that she was feeling very well. I managed some quiet time with her and got good stories and laughs out of her as I hope I did for her, too. As always she managed to sneak her way into the kitchen later in the day and made a huge, nice, and oh so delicious meal for all of us to eat. As much as we all protest to her cooking for us (for any of us), Mama still feels the need to feed us. Not out of obligation but out of love which she has for her familia. We just need to accept the fact that Mama is going to cook for us and once again I recite the words...it simply 'is what it is'. We love her for doing it.
Eva and Felicia stayed for a long while; it was nice chatting with them. Betty left at the same time in her own vehicle to prep for another work week; we had a good visit with her, too. John took Sara and I for a ride in his recently purchased car (a nice car). JJ stayed in another room and only made himself "social" whenever he had some rare facts to share with us all and, of course, when it was time "à manger" (to eat). John later helped Sara and I tend to an issue with the signal light on the SUV; it was difficult to remove the part of the lamp just to reach the bulb/socket, but he figured it out. The part was not available in any auto parts store in Big Spring (nor in Midland as we would later find) so it has since been ordered online. The task of removing it and driving around trying to find a replacement was fun. Aurora arrived just in time at Mama's to loan us her SUV to drive to the auto parts stores. She was a bit under the weather, but as things progressed through the rest of the day/early evening, she would be okay after John took her to get medically checked out as we returned to Midland. All was fine, TTL, with my sis.
It was a nice visit. The best thing about it was getting to see and to visit with so many of our family members for a lengthy amount of time. Our visits are usually about Mama, but whenever we are fortunate to have a houseful of other family members, it makes it that much special - especially when it is just a run-of-the-mill kind of day (not just a holiday, birthday, etc...). It's the little things which count. Anyway, I was delighted as well. We are a blessed family.
It's all good in Mom's neighborhood!
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