things I learned from my grandkids

Little Z and The Princess came for a week-long visit. By the way, those are their online designations, I never call them that in person. Little Z is about 3 and 1/2 and The Princess is 1 and 1/2 years old.

This is what they taught me:

Little Z taught me a new word...Kewl. "That's 'kewl' pawpaw." He didn't spell it but that's how it sounded every time he said it.

Repetition is wonderful. We had the Disney cartoon version of Robin Hood in the car video player. Whenever we went somewhere, which was about every day, we had to start the video from the same spot. Little Z loved the part where the rooster sang a song about Robin and Little John. Pawpaw said, "But we've heard that five times Little Z." Little Z said, "But I like that part when the rooster sings."

Water ONLY in the car from now on. We have an overpowering sour milk odor in our car now that is unbearable. I think it came from a carton of milk from Culver's that I discovered upside down and empty on the floor in the back seat.

Toddlers look unsteady on their feet but they really have incredible balance. The Princess climbed four or five steps to a platform, then one more step to another platform, then one more step to a slide, all the while clutching a sippie cup, and wearing stylish tight blue jeans that forced her to swing her little legs to the side to get them up on the next step. She did this each time she went down the slide which was 40 or 50 times and she looked very cute every time.

Stall memaw's plans to take her morning shower until both of the grandkids have had their morning BM.

You don't need toys. To entertain grand children you just need to have some ordinary things lying about the house that you'd just as soon the grandkids didn't get in to.

Don't expect to pop into the office to get a few things done when you have the grandkids with you. Don't even think about going to the office. Take vacation time.

Just pay attention to them and enjoy their innocence.