It’s summertime and the children are free! I remember so looking forward to summers when I was young. I loved school, for the most part. It was always new because we moved so often. It got harder as I got older, of course, because everyone had roots with each other at each new place we would go…and, I, well, I didn’t have the same kind of roots. But, nonetheless, I always looked forward to summers…no tight schedule to keep, lots of time for reading, and when we lived in the country, lots of time or wandering outdoors.
Last weekend, Adri and Ean came over to spend the night with me on Friday night. I had to go to work on Saturday at 1pm so they had to go home but we sure had fun Friday night! We swam in the pool on Friday night and again on Saturday morning. They love the water and they are pretty good swimmers. I love the water and so it’s a great activity for us. Saturday morning I couldn’t really get wet because I wouldn’t have time to clean my hair before going to work but I sure had fun watching all their tricks and being their contest timer and judge!
Friday night after swimming, we pigged out on snacks and then we played Clue. They got a new version which was loads of fun..mostly their wisecracking durig the game was what was fun…we giggled and laughed for two hours! Then, we cleaned up and settled down to watch Star Wars…episode…whatever!
Adri’s comment that I wanted to catalog for remembrance sake when I asked why they liked coming over to my apartment so much: “Oh, we just love you and it’s fun to come to your house/apartment. We just like hangin’ out with you. Besides, I kinda know now what Alaina was going through when she turned 11. I remember how she got to where she didn’t really like to play at McDonald’s anymore. I’m kinda like that now…I’m too big for McDonald’s…but I’m not too big to come over here and go swimming and play games and have fun!”
Isn’t that just the coolest thing? It means so much to me to get to be a part of these growing years and I hope some day, Adri will read this, and remember that night, and it will be a sweet memory for him as well.
And, Ean? He’s just such a sweet, calm, fun person to be with. He’s even tempered, likes to talk about fun, interesting things and has such a great sense of humor and comedy. He doesn’t pop out with many comments, but, he often, gives me one of his looks, and in those looks, he communicates very well! We always share a lot of unspoken understandings of things together, and, when we do, we giggle at our secret messages. I love you Ean.
Can’t wait for you guys to come over again…soon!
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Aren’t the boys fun when the girls aren’t around! LOL! Is that bad to say? It’s true though. They are much easier to manage when you separate them out. Much more enjoyable too.
Adri’s getting big, huh? And I love the part about Ean.
It was really hard for me to separate them like that…but they are much easier for me to handle that way because I can focus my attention on them individually much more and they like that.
The girls are fun all the time…but that’s because they are still young enough that they demand the focus…which is okay but I really, really enjoyed having the boys by themselves.
I really am working on making it possible to go camping again this year. I just can’t tell you how bonding it was for us … and last Friday night was just a small reminder. They just open up and have fun when you get them out away from the norm…I guess we’re all like that.
I really appreciate you and Royce sharing them with me.
It’s one of nature’s ways that we often feel closer to distant generations than to the generation immediately preceding us. There’s always a very close bonding between grandparents and grandchildren.