Teacakes ... one of life's little treasures.

My relationship with my Granny is awesome! And, I love her so much that it would take forever to describe how wonderful she is and why I love her so. And, maybe someday I'll dedicate a blog to do just that. But, the purpose of this blog is to share a really fun day that I had last week.

I rarely take off in the middle of the day to do something fun. However, I've really been needing some "Granny" time and last week my cousin's daughter, Lexi, was out of school for fall break. Granny and I had the idea that we should get together and make teacakes.

Teacakes are sort of a tradition for us. I don't really know why or how it got started (I should ask). All I know is that it is one of those indelible memories - just thinking about it conjures up images of flour floating through the air, the feel of gooey dough on your fingers, the smell in the kitchen, Granny's hands guiding mine as I cut all those dozens of teacakes with a teeny coke glass for a cookie cutter and the sound of her voice saying "now get real close to the edge" or "pat some of that flour off ... that's too much." And, I can't think of teacakes without my cousin Lori or my little brother Christopher, being in all of the memories.

Anyway, when Granny mentioned teacakes, I immediately called Lori and she arranged to take the day off ... who would miss this! I looked forward to the event all week. On Thursday at lunchtime, after working really hard during the a.m. to make up for taking the afternoon off, I drove to Camilla, Georgia where my Granny lives. The whole way I could hardly stand the excitement. When I arrived, Lori and Lexi were already in the kitchen getting started. And, this is what I saw ...

I was overwhelmed with a sense of happiness to know that something that was (and still is) so special to Lori and to me was being shared with Lexi. And, making teacakes with Granny is just one example. Everytime I see Granny and Lexi together, it's like looking back in time. I see myself wrapped in Granny's arms and showered by her attention and love.

Thursday was one of those days in life that I knew for sure that I was blessed and I will treasure it forever.