Noelle Bugs, Grandmas, and Run

                  Noelle Bugs, Grandmas, and Run - with Jayden

October 2024, just before Noelle's 5th birthday we were playing Mean Grandma.  That's hide and seek, but with me as the grandma.  With the lights out (we always play inside after dark) I would hide up high and reach down, such as hiding on top of a countertop and reaching down, to touch a kid on the neck and scare the bejeebers out of 'em.

This time Noelle was hiding behind the couch.  I searched here and there, knowing where she was but letting her have the thrill of anticipated discovery.  Finally, I pulled out the couch and there she was!  She let out a really good excited squeal, and then because I was blocking her way, she suddenly got serious and implored, "Let me run.  K?"

 

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In November, just after Noelle's 5th birthday, she was looking up at the pretty floral antique plates on the bulkhead in the kitchen.  I had told her they used to belong to my grandma, and some were my great-grandma's.  She's very articulate for her age.   Noelle's so adorable I couldn't help but smile when she said, "Do you kweep 'em for a decoration?  So you don't want to forget about her?"

Aw, you're so right.

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I was practicing a couple of Christmas songs on my crimson baby grand piano.  Noelle came bursting into the room, "That's my song!" she declared, "It's called Noelle.  It puts me to shweep."

Hummm, she indicated mom uses the song The First Noelle as a lullaby.

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I opened the screen door of the glass sliding door, and exclaimed aggravatingly, "Three flies just zipped right in!"  Jayden had previously been using my blue flyswatter and spent a good 10 - 20 minutes killing the black buggers.  Then he went outside and started swatting box elder bugs.  We're overcome with them this year.  

I thought it was a shame that 3 more flies had just entered the house.  After a bit, after he had lost interest, then Noelle gave us her two cents worth, "I think it was a bad idea to let 3 flies in cuz they can get our foo-ood!"

LOL, a bad idea?  LOL, yes it was a ba-ad idea!

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We were making pie crust for pumpkin pie.  Spencer came to help Jayden, Noelle and I.  I spied a signature on the bottom of one of the pie pans and showed everyone that my mother's name Gail was etched there.  Noelle said, "Did your mom died?  She'll be very happy that you're using it."

Jayden added, "And she'll be happy you're a very good grandma."

When I told Mary Ann this conversation she said, "You are!"

Well ... I love my grandkids!