So a couple of weeks ago Aly asked if her and the kids could come Friday night and stay over so she could go to swim lessons on Saturday morning and I could keep an eye on the little ones.
No problem, that would be fun.
She said she had a wedding dinner to go to on Saturday and I offered to keep Max and Annie while she went. It will be fun!
Friday night Nate calls and they are driving down so they can visit and go to the wedding dinner on Saturday night.
I know you are watching Max and Annie but would you mind if we brought Logan and Natalie?
No problem. It will be fun!
Saturday morning Meggie calls and asked if she could come and help me watch the cousins while the parents go to the wedding dinner.
That would be great. It will be fun!
Saturday afternoon Carrie calls and said Morgan was feeling a little left out cause the cousins are gathering at Grandma's house and would it be okay if she came with Meggie.
Not a problem. It will be fun!
Saturday afternoon at around 4:oo pm there are now six grandkids between the ages of three to eleven gathered at Grandma's condo.
No problem. It will be fun.
Logan: Can we go play on the play ground?
Grandma: Sure
Annie: I just saw a really big bee, don't go out there!
Logan: Put the "Mutant Ninja Turtles" in the DVD player.
All Granddaughters: Nooo!
Everyone sits or stands transfixed to the end of the movie.
Grandma: Anyone hungry yet?
No
Nope
Not now
Ten minute later
Natalie: I'm hungry, I want Mac n Cheese now.
Grandma: Okay, I'll have ready in about 10 minutes.
30 seconds later
Natalie: I'm hungry.
Grandma: I'm hurrying.
Natalie: I want Mac n Cheese now!
Thirty minutes later..
All kids fed and dishes done.
Ten minutes later
Six kids bored, milling around starting to form gangs in the back bedroom.
Meggie suggests a coloring contest.
Good idea!
Great pictures, Grandma judges the contest and everybody wins!
Prize? Candy of course.
No one can agree on what movie to watch next.
"Enchanted" is the next and the boys decide to watch Mutant Ninja turtles again on Grandma's laptop instead.
Five minutes later...
Logan standing beside Grandma's chair smiling, totally enchanted by "Enchanted".
watches to the end.
Kids getting restless again, another movie started, some sporadic bickering has erupted over which plastic chair goes where, some suggestions made that Natalie might be "stinky".
She denies it.
Meggie has another stroke of genius and suggests "Freeze Dancing".
Big hit, everyone involved with smiles.
Dance, dance, dance..stop, giggle, giggle..
Dance,giggle, dance, stop
Conga line! Grandma gets to be in front.
giggle,giggle
Logan and Max are reminded this is not tackle dancing.
Door bell rings
Aly and Hillary enter with two hungry screaming babies in tow and are very surprised to see Grandma not only survived but had a great time. It was fun!
