Got home to Plainfield this evening. Meg and I caravanned to the Sam's Club on 96th Street, did our shopping, then went our separate ways--she back to Muncie, and me, homeward. God Bless the Frodog. She who hates to ride in the car was a good girl during the long trek home. Thankfully, the temp was cool enough that I didn't have to worry about leaving her in the car while we did Sam's. In fact, I got cold on the trip home! It IS June, isn't it??
Thursday, I took the children to the Muncie Children's Museum. Meg and Nate have a membership there, and the kids are quite familiar with the place. Still, it was a somewhat cloudy day, so we went for a couple of hours. The kids were great the whole time...until it was almost time to go home. Then Ryan did something Robin didn't like, so she clonked him on the head with a toy train car and then hit me when I put her on a stool for time out. I smacked her on the leg...so had TWO crying children. At that point, we departed...with one of the ladies of the museum sure that I had abused them. "Are they OKAY???"
Yesterday (Friday) turned out to be a gorgeous day. Trying to keep the children happy all day at home is, at best, disruptive to Meg's concentration online. I decided to take them to the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo. It's a trip of about 1 1/2 hours, one way, but I figured that would just kill more time. I quickly packed a picnic lunch and drinks for the children, rounded up extra clothes, diapers, wipes, a stroller, sunscream (Robin's word), ball caps for their beanies--and off we went.
We had a really great day! The kids were extremely well behaved, and because of that, even Grandma had fun! One nice thing about that zoo is that most of the paths and overlooks are shaded. We weren't too hot or too cold, and since the children wore their hats, I didn't have to worry about too much sun exposure. No one ran off too far and no one had to be scolded for anything. I did, however, have to be aware of Robin's potty needs. When she is having a good time, she says she doesn't have to "go" until it is almost too late. I took my signals from the amount of stilted walking and holding herself to know, in spite of what she said, when we had to find a potty. (I know....Too Much Information!)
Today, the children were contentious almost from the beginning. They start "school" (day care) on Monday--and I honestly think it will be good for both of them. They are extremely sharp kids (truth--not bragging) and being in a structured environment will give them time away from each other with children of their own ages, some of whom they already know.
Robin has derived a new name for me. I am now Gway-mawww instead of Gwamma. Guess she's a true Hoosier!
Going to Merrillville tomorrow for the Salvation Army Commissioning Service. Will get to see my friends Pat and Carmella for the first time in a year. I hope they aren't too shocked by how bad I look!
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