We are having a big week here at the Lowe house. Our oldest daughter is getting married. We have family in from New England, and expect our son tomorrow. What a joy to have loved ones near.
Yesterday we took my Dad and sister to Blenko Glass and watched them blow glass for a while. Dad had never seen it done, and it had been years since we had been there, so it was new for Charis and Zoe, too. Zoe declared that she could watch all day long, but we didn't. After that my sister and I made a run to the Everything Fiesta store at Flatwoods, picking up a few goodies at the bulk foods store, too, before we headed home.
Today I got to take my Dad to the new state museum at the Culture Center. (Are any other West Virginians having trouble with that small change?) We allotted one and a half hours and it wasn't enough. Dad is a real history buff and wanted to read every note on every item. We only got through the first 4 rooms. I'll have to talk him into coming back for the rest, I guess.
Tomorrow we look forward to visiting with Jared. Sadly, his visit is much shorter than originally planned, and he has to leave his wife and our only grand daughter at home. We will miss them both, but we'll have to make the most of our brief time with Jared. He'll head back to New England with my Dad and sister on Sunday since he has to be back to work on Monday morning.
We'll have dinner with the wedding party here at the house in the evening. Thankfully, I don't have to cook! I do get a little nervous about these things, but that doesn't mean I don't have a good time.
After the guests leave, my whole family will be under one roof once more. I don't expect that to happen too many more times in this life, to actually have all 5 children in the same house for the night. We will enjoy it and try to document it for future reference.
On Saturday, our family will officially grow, as we welcome Chris as our son in law. We like Chris. He is a hard working, thoughtful young man. He has a sense of humor that makes him seems like one of us. We look forward to getting to know him better in the years to come.
