So Much for Staying Home! 😂
Well, I have a confession to make…
I told everyone I was going to stay home ALL weekend.
Apparently, I lied. 😂
Because this morning, we were up before 6:00 a.m. and heading out the door! We were going over to Brody and Savannah’s to watch Landon and Sophie while Lane had his football game. His game started at 8:00 a.m., and honestly, what better way is there to start a Saturday morning than getting to see some of your grandchildren?
I truly cannot imagine my life without all of our grandchildren. They bring so much joy, laughter, and love into our lives. Even when my plans involve staying home, sometimes Nana just needs a little grandbaby time.
Savannah and Lane got back to the house around 9:45, and then we headed to Marlow to make an important breakfast stop at Sonic. Super breakfast burritos and drinks were calling our names! We brought everything back home and enjoyed our breakfast before getting started on a few things around the house.
Mr. C had ordered some new black curtains for our bedroom to go behind the pretty red curtains we already have. And let me tell you…we like our bedroom DARK.
I always joke that we must be vampires because of how dark we keep our house! 🧛♀️😂
We don’t use light bulbs over 60 watts. EVER. A lot of that started because of the electrical load in our house. Higher-wattage bulbs seem to blow out quickly, so over the years we learned what works best for this old house.
And speaking of old…our house was built in 1981.
It’s funny how you become accustomed to things when you deal with them day after day and year after year. Things that might seem strange to someone else just become completely normal to you. That’s the beauty—and sometimes the quirkiness—of living in the same house for many years.
I also wrapped Savannah’s birthday present. It was a little awkward to wrap, but I finally conquered it! 😂 I’m going to use the same wrapping paper for Whitney’s birthday gift, too. I’m just waiting for the last part of her gift to arrive later today.
Then it was time for another Nana adventure.
I called Kendall to check in and see what time he wanted me to come out. I left the house around noon and went over to help clean up a little mess where some milk had been spilled. I also put a new pad and some towels down in his chair.
I stayed until about 1:45, and then I decided I wasn’t quite ready for my grandchild fix to be over.
So I called Sherry, Jessica’s mom, and asked if Brooks and Hattie were home and if I could come by for a visit.
Well…you would have thought Nana had arrived with a truckload of presents!
Brooks and Hattie were SO excited to see me, and that absolutely made my heart happy. ❤️
Of course, Nana Karen had to inspect all the toys, and I definitely had to see all of Brooks’ LEGO masterpieces. That boy is amazing with LEGOs! He builds some incredible things.
We played ball, and then Hattie “read” a few books to me. And honestly, those are the moments I treasure.
Nothing fancy.
Nothing expensive.
Just sitting around, playing, laughing, looking at LEGO creations and listening to a little one “read” a book.
Those are the memories that stick with you.
I finally left around 3:30 p.m.
So much for my quiet weekend at home with Mr. C! 😂
On the way home, I stopped at Taco Mayo and picked up a Mexicali Bowl for us to share. It is always so yummy! We really do eat out more than we probably should, but sometimes you just have to admit that somebody else cooking dinner sounds pretty darn good. 😂
I also stopped and picked up some shredded cooked chicken for a dish I’m preparing tomorrow, along with the ingredients to make a lemon Bundt cake.
Once we got home, we didn’t do much of anything else. We watched TV, talked, and just relaxed.
Aaron’s friend Larry W. called because he was concerned about Grandpa Kendall, so we visited for about ten minutes. Larry has become pretty close to Grandpa Kendall over the last several years, and it means a lot that he checks on him. I told him I would call if we needed anything.
Trevor called later, too, and I told him he needs to be calling Grandpa more often. 😉 While I had him on the phone, I also got his sizes for the 4.0 base layers I’m planning to get him for Christmas.
Now I just need to get Blake’s sizes.
And just like that, my “stay home ALL weekend” Saturday turned into a day filled with grandchildren, errands, chores, breakfast burritos, birthday presents, LEGO masterpieces, books, Taco Mayo, and family phone calls.
Would I call that staying home?
Absolutely not.
Would I do it all again?
In a heartbeat. ❤️
Because sometimes the best days are the ones that don’t go according to plan.
And sometimes Nana just has to admit…
She lied. 😂
