Grace

Some years, 7/11 is a day of Slurpees. This year, however, the day was devoid of Slurpees for us, and rather high on stressful things. We found a fun bumper sticker while shopping:

And Dad got the bathroom project to a promising point:

But it still was a pretty rough day. Then Mom and the Muffins went to the park. There was a party in progress, with cake and balloons, but it wasn't anyone we knew, so Mom told the kids not to get their hopes up. But, lo! There was cake for the Muffins after all, as well as for every other child at the park, thanks to the generosity of the party hostess:

Playing after cake:

A sand angel by Lydia:

And then there were balloons for the Muffins!

The hostess also sent Mom home with lots and lots of yummy leftovers from the party. Best of all, the memory of what made that particular day so hard has faded, but the memory of the kindness remains.