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Unexpected Pleasures

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006 at 11:35 pm by carol

As I was driving home from work today, I planned a quick stop at Wal-Mart to pick up some things that I needed. However, at the last minute I kept driving and went on home instead - planning on a quiet evening alone. Within fifteen minutes of arriving home, there was a knock on my front door. It as my son! He owns a landscaping business, and he had been working on a yard in my neighborhood. And since he was in the neighborhood . . . What a nice surprise. I’ve never been so thankful for NOT going shopping!

I fixed him a cup of coffee and we sat down and started chatting. My phone rang. It was my daughter. She and Sweet Stuff and Sunshine (my two granddaughters) were just leaving from the pool where my granddaughters had had their swim lessons. She wanted to drop by for a quick visit and to pick up the two books I bought for the girls at the book fair at my school.

Then PawPaw called. He had just gotten in from his business trip to Knoxville. He had planned on staying overnight but decided to come on home early instead.

So less than 45 minutes after I got home from work, my evening alone had turned into a mini family reunion - with only my son-in-law and daughter-in-law missing. We ended up having such a great time visiting before everyone left for their own homes again. Sometimes unexpected occasions end up being the best ones.

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