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RamblingNana's posts about: grandmother
Sep 8, 2007 | 11:48 PM PST
Tags: grandson , cute , kids , grandmother , park , photos , grandchildren , golf
Well, here it is 10:35 PM on Saturday night. I'm sittin' here all alone. Husband has gathered together his golf clubs and his buddy and they've headed up to Whistler to enjoy what will likely be their last chance to get away for a "guy's golfing weekend." I've got my fingers and toes crossed that the gorgeous weather we're having now will hold out for them. They've been trying to organize something for ages.
All of a sudden I've got time on my hands ... thus this missive. It's too late to vacuum and too early to make bacon and eggs - so I'm just kickin' back - chllin' out with a martini I made all by myself (that's a first!) in a nice quiet apartment. It's lovely. If this blog entry suddenly stops mid-sentence, you'll know I got the martini measurements all wrong!
My little 2 year old grandson just left. He was here for two nights while his Mama and Papa and the new baby took a trip up to the Okanagan to visit with friends. We had such a good time. He is so darn cute. I love spending time with him. He's not the least bit worried about having to sleep in his playpen. Takes it all in stride. We have fun going to the park and just hangin' out together. He's such a funny little soul to be around. Makes me laugh.
I've just been fooling around with my photos. Took a few yesterday. Got some cute ones. Tell me: Why do I make the assumption that anyone is even remotely interested in looking at my incessant photographs of my grandchildren? I seem to have this compulsion to post them across the universe. I am positively infatuated with all these little kids my kids are producing! I love that saying: "If I knew how absolutely great it is to be a grandmother, I'd have skipped motherhood altogether!" I mean it! REALLY!!! I swear I'm a much better grandmother than I was a mother. I have all the time in the world for my grandchildren. I love playing with them. I love spoiling them.
My grandson and I ate our lunch buffet style in the living room today . . . we had slices of ham and apples dipped in fresh lime juice, and cream of broccoli soup and baby boiled potatoes ... and we dipped everything in Dijon mustard ... ever so slightly ... AND I HAVE A WHITE WOOL ORIENTAL CARPET UNDER MY COFFEE TABLE ... AND I DIDN'T CARE!!!. Nope, it just doesn't matter anymore.
Okay, so I had total control of the mustard AND a Tupperware container under his chin . . . but, can you see me doing that with MY kids?!!! I don't think so!
Ah, it's fun. If you look at the photo of my little pal with my glasses on, you may notice that he's sitting on the kitchen counter. Yep, that's where we have breakfast. We do omlettes and chop fruit together. We both wear glasses. Yep, we get up late, watch cartoons and "do breakfast" - then we head for the park. Of course I'm probably not doing his Mama a favour with my slack parenting style. She may be less than amused when her son starts demanding to sit on the counter while she prepares the meals.
Oh well, never mind, she'll understand in about ... 30 years.
If you enjoy my photos (and why wouldn't you? ;-)) ... I've added an album of my hobbies. I've had letters from a couple of ladies who mentioned that they had hobbies other than gardening that they really enjoyed, and I thought - hey! Me too! So I've made an album of photos that show some of my "stuff." It has really jogged my memory. I've lost my enthusiasm for crafts, and when I look at the projects I can remember I've done . . . they delight me all over again.
Hope you're having a great weekend.
Cheers,
RN
