It's been a little while since I've had visitors, well I had those ants, but they haven't been back since I tried sprinkling powder on their trail & on them & I guess that did them in for a little while! I hope that deters them for a long, long time. I guess we'll find out!
I did get a visit though, from my Aunt Marilyn whom I hadn't seen in quite a few years, on Monday. She drove down from Tennessee with her daughter & grandaughter. She was in my life a lot when we all lived in Miami together, back in the day. She moved with my other Aunt Patty & Uncle Ed & my grandmother, about 10 years ago. They were my favorites growing up! Also my cousin JR & his lovely wife Mandy, & their child, (this is my Aunt Patty's & Uncle Ed's child). JR wanted to go to college up in Tennessee so his parents moved with him up there to do so. What commitment, to see their only child through college. Awesome! Anyway, I haven't seen them since. Last summer I almost jumped on a plane & went to visit them all, but my daughter was doing a lot of things over the summer, like babysitting, volleyball practice, so I gave up my trip. She was about 15 & was babysitting some pretty young kids, 1 year & 2 yrs old & I really was dedicated to helping her & she really wanted to earn money to save for a rainy day. I probably should've gone because that fall my grandmother died. I was so distraught. I was very sick so I couldn't go to the funeral & I was devastated. Everyone was shocked that I didn't come, too. But I was super miserable & then I'd have had to stay at a hotel or at my one uncle's rental house, which wasn't rented out at the time & everyone in my family was staying there instead of a hotel. Can you imagine if I had gotten everyone sick with the flu?! Awful memories they would be! But back to my visit. She was just healing from some bad medical problems & felt that she may not be able to come down for another visit, ever, & she was worried about not being so healthy either. She wanted to hug all her friends & relatives (in 2 weeks, crazy!) & ended up sitting in my driveway visiting me for a half an hour. Her daughter, who I have never been close to & isn't that fond of me either, sat in the car the whole time, with her 3 yr old & their dog. It was slightly depressing that they wouldn't even come in to let me care for them for at least an hour. They wanted to get back on the road to Miami so they could see more family & friends. I don't like the fact that my cousin runs my Aunt's life which was pretty clear. But what could I say? At least I was able to hug my aunt a bunch of times like I haven't been able to do in 10 years! Why do we do this kind of thing to ourselves & our loved ones? And then why do we let our children run our lives when we get older & can't say no? These are very pertinent questions I really wanted answers to right then & there, but I digressed & went back to talking about my plants. We hugged one more time & she drove away & I wondered if I'd see her again any time soon. We take for granted the time we spend with our loved ones on an every day basis but then you blink & the next thing you know you're watching your favorite aunt driving away after a 1/2 hour visit in your driveway.
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