They were good girls and I think they had fun. Skylar said, "You're taking good care of us." Her timing was perfect because I was probably about to say, "Stop playing with your food."
We are not accustomed to non-stop noise and busy busy bees. Skylar was stream-of-consciousness talking. Whatever hit the brain came out of the mouth. Until she fell asleep, there was a babble of bluster.
Ray and I tag teamed. I'm good in the pool. So I told him, "Go have a break. Watch some golf. Have a nap." He said, "Oh, that's okay." And I said, "Go. I shall want a break later. Trust me. I might take two hours." He hustled inside.
We swam a bunch. Now,why did Skylar decide to take bites out of the styrofoam noodles?
We fed ducks at the park and did playground, took them to visit Ray's folks - that was a hit, and Makyla and I did go to Half Price Books - very fun. She's an excellent reader.
We did Play-doh stuff - creative. Lots of Spirograph with Makyla - she's awesome in design and concentration.
We thought their parents were picking up at 2ish on Sunday. We were ready. Ooops - text - just left at 12:30 pm for a 4 hour drive. Then a text - oops - lunch ran long. Arggghhhhhhhhh.
I confess - I was truly done. It had been fine and we had plenty of bonding, but I was maxed out. Ray was too.
So when Kevin and Maria pulled up at 5:30 pm - we hauled bags quickly to the SUV. "No, girls you don't need shoes. Here have candy and a Coca-cola to go...."
Whew! We did keep them alive - mission accomplished.
Sounds like you had lots of exhausting fun. Don't you love it when they say a time and then are a few hours late? Ugg.
ReplyDeleteyep - thanks for the Ugh sympathy
DeleteAs one who's never had kids, I can't imagine how drained you were!
ReplyDeletenext time, you are welcome to join in . The more grownups the better!
DeleteIt's great to be among the children when they are young......keeps yourself young also I guess.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
hard work.
DeleteHi Joanne - loved it ... I don't often look after kids - but feel completely knackered when it's over. It does sound like you did well ... just be ready for the next collection after a stay?! It'll make it easier ... but so pleased you were able to engage with them and all have fun - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeletethanks. I can laugh about it, but we'll need quite a rest before tackling another weekend. That's for sure
DeleteHA! I know what you mean. We love our grands, but OY! They sure know how to suck the energy out of us.
ReplyDeleteI'm tired just reading about what all you did--haha! It sounds like you kept them busy and well entertained. I hope you've since had some time to rest and recuperate.
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