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8/17/2021

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​...AND THE THINGS WE DID AT HOME

...Continued from yesterday:
     
And so, with the surge of the Delta variant dictating that our granddaughters' three week vacation with us remain for the most part a "stay-home-cation," they mostly stayed home, with Tom and I in charge of their days while their parents worked from home, "home" for the time being  relocated to our dining room table. 
    And yet, between Tom's and my efforts and, I suppose, the thankfully not-yet-worn-off wonder of childhood, the girls still seemed to find plenty to keep them occupied at their grandparent's house.
      In fact, we all did.
     The children generally did a daily art activity, sometimes drawing or painting garden scenes.      
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      Projects were sometimes created in the basement,
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...or on the driveway,
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...though one was liable to come across an art installation of sorts most anywhere around the premises,
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     We had daily piano lessons.
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     And, of course, sometimes there were chores to be done,
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...including helping Grandpa pick the blueberries and beans,
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...harvesting the seeds from the lunaria  plants,
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...and other general yard work.
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...after which it was nice to take a rest.
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     Now and then the girls visited their parents at work,
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...or visited the neighbor's dog, Rocky,
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     We baked,
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...and baked,
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...and baked.
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      On Fridays we made challah. The first week  we used my recipe.
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      However, my grand daughter assured me that the recipe that she and her mother used produced a better bread, and so the second week we used their recipe.
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     And she was right.
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     We cooked and prepared meals,
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...and every dinner was a daily event with lots of good food,
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...and every week  Tommy and Emily came for Sunday dinner.
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    Sunday breakfast was likewise special.
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      We celebrated Theresa's birthday with a party with Tommy, Emily, and Theresa's friend Jess.
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      And once we roasted veggie dogs over the fire.
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      We otherwise passed what time there was to pass playing games,,
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...or making music,
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...or watching Harry Potter,
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...or just sitting and watching the world go by.
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    Oh, and then there was Exploding Kittens...
    To be continued...

2 Comments
Karla
8/17/2021 11:52:51 am

Oh, Patti!
What magical times with your family!
I love that your granddaughters are always making art🤗

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Patti
8/17/2021 12:19:07 pm

Thank you, Karla. Yes, they were always up for an art - or baking - project, and, as you can imagine, the house was generally in a state of wonderful mess! 8D

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