“And they’re here.”
The surprise in Doug’s voice was evident. Two minutes later, and we would have been in the car, headed to the home supply store.
Sure enough, they were there, pulling up in their car in front of our house. We had spent the beautiful Sunday morning doing minor cleanup, like laundry and dishes. We didn’t know when they would arrive, but had planned on the evening. The surprised look on our faces was due to the fact it was early afternoon instead of evening.
My parents seemed to enjoy their visit. Their first impression seems to be along the lines of “good job, it is looking nice.” They both had suggestions of course, some of which we already have down on the list of things to do, and a few that we hadn’t thought of yet. Mom identified the bushes on the side of the house as serviceberries so now I know what bushes are refusing to die. Overall, I think we all had a good time and I am glad they came up to visit.