One of the most wonderful parts of going to the cabin in Wisconsin each year is getting to spend time with the neighbors. Miss Jean, in particular, is a crowd favorite. She is witty, brilliant, reliable, kind, thoughtful and never afraid to say what is on her mind. She doesn't hesitate to pop in with a funny story or drop off some "extra" produce and cookies.
One tradition she has established with the kids involves dolling out handfuls of jelly beans. As soon as Addie would see her each day, all we would hear is ,"Miss Jean, jelly beans!" Now Miss Jean is very generous with her jelly beans, but she is careful to make sure the kids have eaten their lunch/dinner and taken care of any responsibilities they had for the day. What mom wouldn't love her for a neighbor?
The kids were peaking over my shoulder as I was posting this and they are all dreaming of next summer and Miss Jean's jelly beans!
