Birthday and Family Guests

My birthday is on the 27th of July, which was a Friday this year.  The house
was beginning to look like a home--despite flea, cat problems, and a 2 week
long sinus infection.  We got a call from my partner's brother, who had helped
in the moving process, that he and his 2 kids were coming up, after going to
Carowinds.  He hadn't npurchased the Carowinds tickets and my daughter
offered to get them from her bank, which offered a 10.00 discount.  My partner
wanted to go also--so it was set that they would meet at Carowinds and he
would bring the tickets.

My daughter and I finished cleaning the house all day Wednesday.  And thanks
to her super sleuthing on deals, bought a double pillowtop  Serta orthopedic
matress for a twin bed.  That gave us enough beds for everyone to sleep in
comfortably.

The visit went great.  I was apprehensive initially, concerned about teenagers
(17 and 14 years old) being around my grandson.  They were great with him.
They played hide'n'seek with him.  They were fully aware of his diagnosis and
had been around like children in their school.  Their church was very active also,
and they both were heavily involved in church activities.  One was asking about
his school and I said he had trouble writing, and he looked puzzled as he said<
"Why doesn't he take the tests on the computer?  Every special needs student
works on the computer at our school; you walk into the classroom and there are
computers all the way around the room.  I was familiar with the town they were
from and it was not a spectacularly rich town--but they obviously thought it was
important for these kids to learn and take tests on the computer.  I found that
interesting, especially in light of the latest development; ie, Cerebral Palsy.
My grandson maintained that it hurt to color, to write--in light of this newest
diagnosis,now I can understand why.

They ended up staying though the weekend--and we are looking forward to
their coming back again.  They were delightful visitors/family and my grandson
had a blast playing with them.