LillyFor 2 days, I had grandkids Jacob and older sister, Lilly, spending the night, it's fall break. Reconnecting, I asked various questions about school, their interests, etc.
She loves to draw and color, and make up fairy lands; soon a Haunted Whole House, and later an Enchanted Forest. He experimented with an electric set, then clobbered me in our own game of Army Men. Any version will do, as long as he wins!
They have a clutch of chickens, and sell the eggs."So," I asked these two, "How are the chickens?"
Jacob pipes up, "They’re just a little honky."
Lilly says, "Honky?" and laughs.
He and she chuckle together, "He's so silly."
I have things I like do -- get a fish sandwich from the best McDonald's around, walk the flea market, Gatewood's Vegetable Patch a few miles down the road.
Gatewood's website describes them as a Hometown Farm Market & Garden Center: in the summer vegetables and flowers, in the fall pumpkins, gourds, and apple cider slushies, come winter, evergreen Christmas trees and wreaths, spring brings Memorial Day flower arrangements. The grandkids did not like the apple cider slushies. But Jacob discovered a 2 crate shopping cart. He was excited and got the wheels to going pretty good.
I had to stall with an outreached hand, "Slow it down."
He did. For a second. Then I said, attaching myself to his cart again, "Jacob, you can't race around these display stands. Walk like a gentleman." He put the cart up, and came back slowly - - waist bent, and dragging his arms like a caveman.
"My feet just have too much energy!" Clerks and I, laughed.
Next a drive-by of a couple of BIG Halloween displays in residents yards. Here's a pic of a Ghostbuster, dead bodies, pirate, Pennywise - - too many to mention.
The next block had a pirate ship, an Octopus, a shark, a "dead" Jacob said, skeletal mermaid, and railing of skull heads. After that we turned around and had to go back passing the first scene again.
Jacob turned his head away to Lilly, "I can't look, it's too creepy!”
Once home at my house, they turned out lights, closed curtains, got out the breakfast tray to use as an admissions desk with a battery candelabra atop and called it their haunted house.
Later the candelabra became a skeleton's heart.
Jacob touched my heart,
"This is the best Halloween ever!"
One more laughable quote from Jacob.
The days are done
We've had some fun
and now it's time for showers.
Lilly tests the temp
Her feet get wet-wet
Leaves muddy footprints, hers not ours.
Jacob, watching her check the water temperature and leaving behind brown outlines, said,
"That’s the problem with Lilly, she has dirty feet."
I'd say it's a pretty good Halloween for me!
