I had a good visit with my grandma yesterday. It was a blessing and I'm grateful for how things went. She held my face in her hands and stroked my cheeks with her gnarled 94 year old unbelievably soft hands and told me how beautiful I was over and over again. She said she always liked visiting us because it felt like coming home.

The little dogs saved the day again. They gave everyone a reason to laugh and gave the kids a break from the intensity of the afternoon. My kids' 5 year old cousin was there who was absolutely delighted by the dogs. Her family has two big dogs so these guys were so very adorable to her.