Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Mother Daughter Break

Sunday was a beautiful day for Mother’s Day.  The three family generations in our house enjoyed our time together. 

Priscilla pushed granddaughter Naomi on a swing and made sure 6-year-old Ben thought of every possible way to roll an uneven ‘ball’ of wood down the slide - to see how far and which way it would go, without undue risk to life and limb.  His scientific conclusions were not important, but doing the experiment, of course, was important. 

Meanwhile Ed and Patricia peeled potatoes and heated up dinner, to be followed with delicious key lime cupcakes (and a few chocolate peanut butter ones for the less adventurous).  Daughter/sister Jeanette and her family stopped by on their way out to pick up their daughter Sarah from her first year of college. 

Back when we were considering adding onto Priscilla’s house for our office and/or living quarters for Patricia, we didn’t even realize how nice it would be to be casual about exactly when each part of a party arrived, because most would be here anyway. 

Sunday was a special occasion, but not complex to set up.  We all saw and appreciated each other without much fuss.

Family occasions are times when many families experiment with new arrangements.  Overnight stays and extended visits can be a bit like ‘dry runs’ for multigenerational living.

If necessity or preference later means your family decides to live multi-generationally like we do, the good and bad of these visits can inform the arrangements.  To discuss your planning options in light of your family’s dynamics and resources, please call our office at (815) 436-1996 for an appointment.  ©2012 Gruber Law Office, Ltd.


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