From generation to generation

More experienced stay-at-home mothers have told me that the days are long but the years go by quickly. I was thinking about that this weekend on the way home from my grandmother's funeral in Boca Raton. (A 12-hour drive during which Delia slept approximately one hour. Talk about a long day!)

It doesn't seem like that long ago that I was spending school vacations in Boca learning the rules to Canasta again, going out for pizza or the early-bird special, and explaining to my grandmother why watching PBS was not as good as going out to the movies.

How strange to be in Boca with my own family, hanging out with all my married cousins.
It was a sad, stressful couple of days, but it was nice to see everyone. We all have certainly scattered in recent years.

Delia had a chance to see her cousin Eli for the first time in a year. They were pretty cute together. They had fun watching each other spin and there were more than a few hugs and kisses exchanged. Their great-grandma would have enjoyed watching them, I think.


"This is my cousin, and that is her sippy cup."







Eli's Mommy, Sarah, knows all the best songs.
















"That girl kissed me!"







Eli and his family had to catch a plane. Who would entertain Delia now?



Hooray for cousin Daniel! We would have paid him good money to drive home with us. Delia found him to be quite hilarious.