Family Means Everything

Something really special happened today!  As you probably remember I wrote earlier about a goal that Eden told her mom she wanted to accomplish this year to have a book club with some of her friends from school and church.  The girls who attended always left so excited and happy.  Some have learned that the book is much better than the movie.  And sometimes the book was very different then the movies.  Others learned how to share their thoughts about their favorite characters and parts of the book.  The book for this month was Pollyanna.  A little background about Gilbert.  When summer comes many many many families flee the area so when the invites went out they weren't surprised that some of the girls weren't going to be in town.  It looked like three of the regulars responded that they would be there.  I asked Aunt Amy if she was going to cancel the book club since only a couple of the girls would be able to come.  (Normally 8 to 10 girls have been at each meeting).  Her response was no, they would make it special for the few that were there.   So the meeting was planned and everything purchased.  This morning I was over to help them get things ready.  The theme (more from the Pollyanna movie than the book) was a carnival theme.  With corn dogs, corn on the cob, watermelon, and vegetables in a cup with ranch dressing and of course lemonade.   The dessert was make your own ice cream sundaes.  Once everything was ready I left to do some errands.  I texted Aunt Amy a couple of hours later and asked how the meeting went.  She responded,  "It was a great family party."  None of the girls who said they would come showed up.  No worries! Dad, Mom, Ruth, Jane, Eden, Graham, and Duncan had a great party with each other.  I loved the message for this post--when others may let you down and disappoint--family will always be there to love and support and party!