An Important Day For Sure

I spent most of the day with the lady in the picture above whose son is towering over her. Today was the day she signed on her house, purchasing it from her daddy and me. And now it is hers, and hers alone. I had told her that if she wanted, I would go with her to the signing and she did and I did. It was held in the same law office with the same attorney in the same room where Mr. Moon and I signed the papers to sell her the house on Monday. 
"Did you miss me?" I asked the receptionist. "Of course!" she said. 
Have any of you bought a house lately? There are forms upon forms upon forms that must be signed including forms guaranteeing that you, the person signing these forms, is indeed the one signing them. 
It took awhile. 
There was another woman there who represented the loan agent and while we were waiting for the lawyer to make copies of all the forms, we really got to talking. We all soon figured out that our politics, fears, and horrors at what is happening in this country were all very much the same and by the time the copies were in Lily's possession and we were leaving, I felt like she was a sort-of sister. 
And then I called her by the wrong name. 
HAHAHAHAHAHA! 
Oh well. I've already apologized. She had said she'd email me some information about something completely unrelated to anything I've written here and she did and I emailed her back, thanked her, and told her, quite truthfully that when we first met I had no idea that I'd enjoy her company so much and thus, didn't feel overly motivated to remember her name. Hey- let us be honest. 
Also I told her I was old. This, too, is honest.

But that was a very good thing that happened today. Not as good as Lily signing on her house, of course, but an unexpected laniappe, for sure. After we left, we did what one does after buying a house, and went to Goodwill. Lily was looking for Halloween costume stuff. Maggie wants to be a fairy and she has the wings but not the dress so that was the number one priority. Lily got her a few more dresses while we were there. 
I got a dress too, and I haven't even tried it on. But it looks rather one-size-fits-most and it has pockets as well as long sleeves so if I wear it with tights or leggings, I will have another item of winter clothing which I need as I now have one pair of black pants which sort of fit me and several tunic-y tops to go with them. 

Ta-Da! My winter wardrobe! 

You know what else I got? Something I really needed and that was...a new vase! 

I'm just a fool for vases, aren't I? But it was so lovely and so green and it will be so perfect for some kind of flowers and greenery although I am not sure what kind and I do not regret buying it. If you can buy something for $2.99 that makes your heart happy it would be foolish not to. There were actually three identical ones for sale although I only bought the one. They are vintage but definitely not rare or valuable. Everyone's mother or grandmother had one of these vases and now I have one. And when the kids have to go through all my stuff, they can donate the vase back to the thrift economy or just throw it in the trash, and it will be okay, either way. 

Here we have Maurice and an olive tree which Jessie got me at Trader Joe's yesterday. An olive tree! I am going to do some research to see if it can tolerate below freezing temperatures and if so, I will plant it in my back yard, where I can see it from the porch, and if not, I will plant it in a giant pot and put that in the back yard where I can see it from the porch. 

So it's been a good day. I got to go with Lily for an important event and we got to spend time together. As I have so often said, that girl is crazy-funny and we do make each other laugh. I also got a Maggie hug and an Owen hug. Well, actually, I got several hugs from both. Gibson was not yet home from school when this hug fest was happening.

You want to see a picture of Owen and his Boppy when Owen was just a babe in arms?

Well, of course you do. 

Glen hasn't changed a damn bit. Now how does that happen? And actually, he still has that shirt and wears it frequently. But look at my first grand baby. And at that time, still the only one. You can absolutely see why I am constantly astonished at how big he's gotten and how quickly. Instead of being the little guy I carried on my hip he is now a man who makes me feel like a tiny little old lady. 
I'm pretty sure that Owen no longer has those pajamas. 

Tomorrow I'll be taking the trash to the trash place, going to the post office, perhaps doing a little garden weeding and definitely some garden watering, maybe some weed-pulling in the front yard, and oh Lord help me- finish hemming a night gown that I began work on about two months ago. 
And I think I might want to play the piano. 

It is a really lovely evening here in Lloyd tonight. I hope it is where you are too. 

Love...Ms. Moon