Growing things journal: caring for Grands

Every now and then we are called upon to care for various and sundry Grands. We love various and sundry Grands! We live to spend time with these growing people.

Their parents went off for a long weekend to celebrate a birthday with friends far away. I’m sympathetic because the friends are of long standing and have traveled far…accomplishing fabulous things. It is so good to keep contact with such amazing people. And we have been wanting to have a sleepover with the tiny people.

The Tiny Grand and I went and did those things that Michael got to do with our girls as they were growing up. I missed out on some things with my own children. It is good (if physically challenging) to be lifting 30 pounds up repeatedly to see over fences to peer at zebras and tigers and gorillas.

Back home again and all Grands together for a day. What to do but read books! And feed them good food.

All our ducks in a row.

In with ducks and cherries and chickens. Rawr! How to exert primacy as one finds one’s way in the world.

Eating pineapple gifted from Chiapas.

Braving storm clouds bringing snow flurries instead of sunshine.

Finding flowers after the storms.

We hope to foster familiarity with the foreign, so that these tiny people can be at home wherever they may go.