Saturday, March 04, 2006
I am recalling Super Bowl weekend a few weeks ago - at good friend Heather Reu's home, with the members of her church whom we met among the last few weeks. What a super, super bunch they are. We are not church members, but have been to church there a few times, at Crossroads, run by Pastor Mike Mclaughlin, and felt welcomed though we are "outsiders." How nice is that?
Anyhow, there was one true blogger moment. Wow. This one I will surely NEVER forget even though I know I have a wickedly bad memory. I was having a relaxing conversation with Heather in the kitchen while Matty and Ming sat and were hopefully eating, when Drew burst in and suddenly was so insistent. He had to talk to me right away. I asked specifically "Is it an emergency?," knowing Drew has done this before - acting so insistent when it is simply intense curiosity. Well, yes, he replied it is. He led us by the hands out to the hallway where, in a nook on the wall, sat an 'old fashioned' rotary telephone. Exactly the kind I had while growing up in the 60s and 70s and in my family - probably the 80s as well. He said to us "WHAT IS THIS????" and, wow, did we ever laugh. I needed that laugh! How times have changed. I never suspected that a household item from MY youth would be doomed to old-fashioned-dom. neat. I watched with intrigue as Heather happily showed him how you would dial that phone - and it still works. They still use it. We explained to Drew also how people had to stand right up next to the phone and talk - one could not walk all over the house while talking, let alone the yard. He was just fascinated, and asked if he could give it a try. Wow, now I am wondering what items from Drew and Matt's youth will be deemed "old fashioned" by their children.
mary ;-)
Anyhow, there was one true blogger moment. Wow. This one I will surely NEVER forget even though I know I have a wickedly bad memory. I was having a relaxing conversation with Heather in the kitchen while Matty and Ming sat and were hopefully eating, when Drew burst in and suddenly was so insistent. He had to talk to me right away. I asked specifically "Is it an emergency?," knowing Drew has done this before - acting so insistent when it is simply intense curiosity. Well, yes, he replied it is. He led us by the hands out to the hallway where, in a nook on the wall, sat an 'old fashioned' rotary telephone. Exactly the kind I had while growing up in the 60s and 70s and in my family - probably the 80s as well. He said to us "WHAT IS THIS????" and, wow, did we ever laugh. I needed that laugh! How times have changed. I never suspected that a household item from MY youth would be doomed to old-fashioned-dom. neat. I watched with intrigue as Heather happily showed him how you would dial that phone - and it still works. They still use it. We explained to Drew also how people had to stand right up next to the phone and talk - one could not walk all over the house while talking, let alone the yard. He was just fascinated, and asked if he could give it a try. Wow, now I am wondering what items from Drew and Matt's youth will be deemed "old fashioned" by their children.
mary ;-)
