Thursday, 25 June 2009

• Here, we sleep

  I've been visiting my grandmother's house and my childhood home for the week, and I am having a wonderul time.  Usually I feel so overwhelmed trying to take care of and entertain my kids alone, but this trip has been different.  I guess it's because they're getting older.  And it helps that my dad took a couple of days off of work and my cousin has spent a few nights here.  No boredom this week!  Here's a list of my favorite things about a week at my grandmas:

  • Kids sleeping in until 10:00a.m.  This is a first for our family!
  • Catching lightning bugs/fireflies, which was one of our summer “to-dos.”
  • Spending days playing at the park.
  • Making new friends and running into old ones at the community VBS.
  • My old teachers saying I haven’t changed a bit.  That’s okay with me.
  • The kids sharing a room, so they can talk until they fall asleep and play when they wake up in the morning…and I have a quiet night’s sleep.
  • Playing with cousin, Teddi, who is Brody’s age.
  • Finding my cheerleading pom-poms from high school and watching Brody, not Bella, play with them!
  • Swinging on my grandpa’s old porch swing.
  • Cooking dinner with my cousin, Megan…..

  *sigh*  I just need to do this every summer, even though I miss my husband.    This is a great time to reconnect with family and old friends without feeling rushed.  And the kids are making great memories. 

  I'll post pics next week.

   

   

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