Friends For Dinner

David and Ruth came over for dinner last night. It was the first time they’d been to our house, and the first time they met the children. It’s so funny/interesting to me to try and see our life through another person’s eyes.

David and Ruth are two of the kindest, most open-hearted people you’ll ever meet, so I wasn’t worried or anxious about their visit, but I do want people feel comfortable in our home, and I want people to enjoy being around our children.

When they arrived we had them sit on the couch in the library, which is facing the pass-through window. Buds and I were working on cooking and slicing and dicing, so it was a great way for all of us to be able to talk while still finishing dinner prep.

Zoe plopped down in the blue chair and chatted away with David and Ruth. She shared an assortment of family stories and secrets, but nothing mortifying.

Buster and Monkey popped up and down from upstairs, having food, visiting, telling some jokes. Yessa had decided she was too shy to come down, so I took some food up to her.

The adults had a lovely dinner, visiting, sharing travel ideas and insights. Ruth and David have lived all over the world, so we picked their brains and made notes on countries and cities they suggested for our Year of Adventure.

Then, after a lovely meal, prepared by Buds, David brought out his guitar. This is what it took to lure all the children downstairs. At first Yessa kept her distance from Ruth, but by the end of the night, she was snuggled right up to her, laughing and rubbing noses.

David played songs we all could sing, and after the children wandered back upstairs, he played some with a little edge to make us all laugh. It was a wonderful, musical, loving evening. I revel in seeing our children learning to choose wisely the people they would like to have as friends. David and Ruth obviously made the cut.