Understanding
Today Dennis got his pickup back and he is one happy camper. With the return of the pickup came a second vehicle to take daughter Sandy back to Mankato. Granddaughter Sadie has two little girls . . . three and one. Talk about activity too early. Oh my gosh. Dennis slept in this morning and the tribe was here within thirty minutes of that. Dennis needs time to wake up and get himself set for the day. I had understanding of how Dennis has been caught off guard.
I made sure the furnace was turned up in the patio porch and that is where I herded the tribe. Grant it there are no toys in the patio porch. What I found was several ping pong balls and an empty oatmeal canister. I made a game out of throwing the ping ball into the canister for the three year old, while bouncing the second ping pong ball for the one year old to chase. Eventually Dennis joined us and he had a chance to visit with his daughter and granddaughter, while I kept the wee ones occupied. Got it covered.
When one o’clock rolled around we found ourselves alone and also hungry as we had skipped the Sunday morning breakfast we usually take our time at. Both Dennis and I felt satisfied and happy that his family comes for visits. It’s important for the great grandchildren to know where we live and how we have spent time with them. You know dang well that the three year old was not going anywhere until the Koi had been visited. Life is sweet, life is to be dealt with as it presents itself and we adapt. Most of all, family doesn’t need to know if their visit does not jive with our usual schedules. We are flexible more so than young families can be. We understand.