Spring!

      It's almost the end of April! So many cute and fun things happen that I want to write down like last week my daughter in law that lives a few hours away called and asked if I could tend their kids for a week a year from now. I said sure! She said, "Aren't you even going to ask what for?" Apparently they are going on a cruise with my other son and his wife as a goal and reward for eating better and living a healthier lifestyle. I think that is a great goal to work towards and I would get to be with the grandkids!  It's too bad lots of us don't realize the importance of taking care of ourselves as young adults so we can feel good as older folks.
     Spring is here and lots of yard work! Picking up small sticks from the many trees we have, digging, planting, mowing, sneezing, coughing and more sneezing! I offered the local grandkids a penny a piece for picking up sticks and boy did that work great! We are even saving some of the sticks for art projects.
     One grandaughter was excited to tell me that they are learning about what bullying is in school and how mean and unfair it is. What a great thing to learn and be aware of. Just ask me how horrible it was to be bullied. The memories never go away.

April Fools!

A few weeks ago I posted about how my grandaughter "D-Love" (dolphin lover) asked if I had a 1943 copper penny because there was a man in her area that was offering to pay $100,000.00 for one. They are very rare from that year due to all copper being used to make weapons for WW2. Sunday she sent an e-mail that she had found one and her father was calling this man about it. We also had other family members visiting on the IPhone picture at that same time. She then wrote how her father had got a hold of him and he was on his way to their house. Half the family was connected and getting excited about her find. She got most of us good!  April Fools!  Nice One!  Gee, no one believed me when I told them I had my head shaved so it would be easier to take care of, haha!       And here's to my 13 yr old grandaughter who just got braces and had to have 6 teeth surgically removed, I've been thinking about you every second!  Get better quick!    

I DON'T BELIEVE IT!

    This past week I got to help tend my son's kids while he was at work and their momma was back east visiting her mother. The 6 yr old discovered she had her first loose tooth and it was quite traumatic for her. After talking to daddy about it (momma was on the plane and couldn't talk) we discovered that the permanent tooth was coming in behind the loose tooth. She decided she wanted to text daddy and tell him that, too.  I sat down with her all ready to help her text with my older phone. After asking me about 3 questions she had texted the whole message and sent it by herself. I just stared at the wall & laughed at how many years it had taken me to learn how to text!  But there's more!  They have a small under the kitchen cupboard entertainment system. The 2 yr old wanted to watch a movie while we made lunch. I took the movie, tried to follow which buttons to push, and could not figure it out.  She got up on the counter and said, "first you have to push this button grama," and she put the movie in, "and then this one and oh, don't forget this one over here for the sound," and the movie started! The feeling I had then was comical & honestly bewildering.  Only 2 yrs old!