A Little Surprise

I got to spend the evening with Amberlea, just us. Our plans for the weekend got changed when a volleyball bonfire came up, so Tye went to the farm this morning. We will go tomorrow evening to get him in Bethany and have dinner with Phillip and Denise. So with Rachel gone to the bonfire, Amberlea and I went to Wal-Mart, then to eat at Applebee's. She is really a lot of fun to be with. She has quite a sense of humor!

I had a windmill thingy that I had meant to put out at the cemetery. Amberlea and I stopped at the store to see if we could find a little something for my uncle's grave since his headstone is up now. It was just starting to get that haze of the sun starting to go down. By the time we got to the cemetery, it was still light out, but fading fast. We walked over and Amberlea checked out Uncle Gary's monument. Someone, looks like a few someones, had already put flowers out. Then we went down to Mom and Brian's grave and put out a little scarecrow and the windmill.

Just as Amberlea leaned over to put the windmill in the ground, the solar butterfly I put there last spring turned out. We both nearly jumped out of our skin. It was reflecting off Brian's monument, and it looked so beautiful. And to think I bought that for like $4! I wish I had bought more. It was the first time I've been at the cemetery in the dark (by the time we were leaving, the sun had basically set), so it was the first time I had seen it glowing. It changes colors every few seconds. We both thought it looked pretty cool, and Amberlea wondered why the solar butterfly at home doesn't light up (good question). As we drove off, I could see the light in my rearview mirror, and it made me smile.

So back home, we discovered that the little battery strip had never been removed on ours...got that taken care of and it is lighting up just the same.