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Since last I blogged, I have been busy with such things as:- taking care of my grandkitties, Mocha & Onyx, while my daughter and son-in-law were out of town for a weekend - they are so adorable, and no trouble at all (the kitties, I mean);
- helping in the kitchen at Mission Meadows camp for a week - yeah, this was a challenge since I don't do early morning real well, but it actually turned out okay. Can you say "exhausted"??
- taking a 10 mile bike ride from Bemus Point to Chautauqua Institute and back - this would be my "reward" for helping in the kitchen at Mission Meadows camp. I thought Lou liked me... instead I think he was trying to kill me!!!
- and finally, last but not least, I began training today to become a reading tutor for Peace of the City Ministries. I'll be working four days a week at Cornerstone Manor starting next week.
Can I tell you about the week I just had? It was fantastic, crazy, wonderful, exhausting... our grandkids stayed with us for a whole week! It all started with an innocent phone call on Saturday, August 2nd. My 4 year old grandson, Superman, was telling me that he was wearing his 2 year old sister's sleeping bag/backpack. When my daughter got on the phone, one thing led to another, and before I knew it, I'd invited the two little ones to come visit - for the whole week - a four hour drive away from their parents. Arrangements were made for the next day and so we met our daughter, son-in-law and prospective house guests at Presque Isle in Erie, PA to make the "pick-up". We spent a little time at the beach, then at Waldemeer Park before the 1 1/2 hour drive back to our home. Now, I could bore you with every little detail of the week - but I won't. I will say that we were very busy every day with one adventure or another. One day we visited my parents (aka "SuperGrandpa" and "SuperGrandma"), another day we went to Chestnut Ridge Park for a picnic lunch and to play on the playground. We also found time to paint a whole bunch of rocks the kids had found at the beach on Sunday. We went to the Erie County Fair aka America's Fair, which was, without a doubt, one of the bigger highlights for Superman and Ladybug. We also found time to play at the school playground, ride scooters, and fly a very cool VeggieTales kite. Oh, and I can't forget to mention wonderful Aunt Holly and Uncle Munchkin (we adults call him Tony) who took the kids for an evening - dinner, playground and a movie (Shrek) with popcorn! The day finally came that we had to return our two little sweethearts to their "rightful owners", so we set our course for Meadville, PA yesterday and turned them over to their loving parents. Camp Grandma-Grandpa had finally come to an end. For this year. But there's always next summer!!"Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children. " - Proverbs 17:6
