we slept in this morning, till around 11 am. when we got up, we played around the house for a while, had lunch with josh, then at 3 drove to rowlett to visit josh's grandma. it was a nice visit; it was just me, the kids, grandma and pawpaw (josh's dad, who had the day off from work). rowan helped pawpaw sweep the floor while micah and i sat by grandma in her chair and colored and chatted. sometimes micah gets in a mood where she won't say hi or even look at her grandma, but today she was friendly.

we left in time to meet josh coming home from work, then he hopped in the car and we drove to plano to visit his mom at the nursing home. and that was a good visit as well! sometimes it's a little stressful there, because rowan wants to get into everything... but tonight was fun. again, sometimes micah isn't cooperative during these visits, and josh and i worry about her hurting her grandma's feelings. especially since she already doesn't get to do the things a grandmother looks forward to doing with her grandkids, since she is confined to her bed and basically unable to move (for those who don't know, josh's mom, susan, has multiple sclerosis). but tonight micah was happy to sit and visit with her.

tonight josh made the yummiest dinner: pan-seared ribeye with asparagus, mashed potatoes, and sweet corn. the kids had the same, except we swapped chicken nuggets for the steak. everyone was happy. josh made a few notes on how he'll do the steak next time... he's a novice grillman with aspirations of his own grandkids gathering round him at the grill, anxious to learn his tricks.