A few thoughts from Timothy

 A few thoughts of Timothy on his last visit to SC 

Our recent visit with our grandchildren was incredibly special. They are both at such a fun age. Stephanie and I just absorbed every minute of it. We had a few lines from our oldest, Timothy that I had to write down so I would always remember them. 

 

The first night he came over to our house he was with Stephanie in the spare room, that is filled with toys for when they come to visit. He looks around from his last visit and sees something is missing. He said, "Grandmama where is my little bed?"  She had broken it down and stored it in the closet. He wanted to make sure if he needed it his bed was available. What a memory to remember that. 

Later, another day, he was coming downstairs with Grandmama with some more toys to play with downstairs. He said to Stephanie, "You know Grandmama it is good to hang out."  Oh, how sweet! I do not know what was sweeter him saying that to Stephanie or the look on Nathan's face when he said it. 

Timothy spent one night with us during this trip. We had such a wonderful time that night. To say Grandmama was in her element is an understatement. Stephanie was preparing him for the activities of the day and Sadie coming to get him. He told Stephanie directly, "This sleepover is not over yet."  I know how much that warmed my precious girl's heart to hear him say that.  

On our last family get together of this visit Poppa, Daniel, Nathan, and I were watching the Carolina game. The game started at noon, and it was several hours before it ended. Timothy played and looked at the game on and off. We the game ended he came over to my chair and said, "Grandpa you have been watching tv all day, don't you think you need to cut it off?"  To which Nathan burst into laughter and said, "Timothy you have done something I have never been able to do, get my dad to cut off sports."   

Then finally, it was time to leave, and the boys were helping to clean up the toys. Yes, even little Joshua was working and helping. Stephanie has a little stool that she made when she was a little girl in VBS, and Timothy likes to sit on it and look at our hummingbirds and other birds out the window by my chair. He also sat there when I read him a story on the night of his sleepover at our house. He went quietly, reverently to the little stool and put it under the table by my chair and looked up at me and smiled. He knew he was going home and would not be back for a while. 

Until next time little stool, until next time Grandpa and Grandmama!