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| Asleep at last. Looks sweet, doesn't she? |
The grandchildren and I have been enjoying the sun, the heat, and the best days in Texas. Of course, after an hour or so, we head back in the house and eat lunch, then back outside to have more fun. I enjoy watching them run, blow bubbles with their little bubble toys, and toss dirt all over themselves while digging for sandcastles. Today, they had a scavenger hunt and returned with acorns, empty snail shells, leaves, and grassy-weeds. I told the older granddaughter that she had the makings of a bird nest—that came back to haunt me when they attempted to make a bird nest in the living room floor. Happy, happy, joy, joy, “clean that mess up” I yelled, not realizing what they were doing.
The baby has an allergy to the outdoor life, as I’ve discovered, it makes her crabby. It’s not an illness; she simply does not want to go back inside and becomes fairly aggravating when she’s made too. It’s been a week of afternoon fights as she throws fits, refuses to sit still with the other children to watch cartoons, and has decided that I can no longer make her take a nap. If it’s a test of wills, I’m losing, big time!
The older children seem to notice the heat more than the baby and are ready to go in within an hour’s time…and I’m grateful because I’m not good with the heat either. We played three games of Wii Golf this afternoon and I don’t know about them, but I’m worn out. For the most part, they’ve been demanding snacks and trying my patience with rough-housing and moping…LOL…ah, summer time!!
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