friends and neighbors
We moved into a new neighborhood last year and our girls made fast friends with a girl named Ashley in the neighborhood. A few months ago, Ashley moved. Grace and Lillie have other friends in the neighborhood, but we were still hoping that some more kids would move in next door.
Instead of a family moving in, Ashley's grandma moved in. At first, we were disappointed. But, the girls have made great friends with Ashley's grandmother. She has two dogs, and almost every evening Lillie and Grace head over to Granda D's house to take the dogs for a walk. Grandma D often goes with the girls to walk the dogs. I love to see the three of them strolling around the park together. The girls spend quite a bit of time with her chatting.
I wish their real grandmothers lived closer. But since they don't, I love that they have a grandma to hang out with. I have fond childhood memories of talking at the kitchen table and being fed a snack with the "grandma" in my neighborhood.
Friends can be any age and I think these more nontraditional friendships can be more meaningful.
