Day 7 - Just What I Expected

Today was what I expected my visit here in England to look like: housecleaning, folding laundry, cooking supper, doing dishes, coloring in a Spiderman coloring book, playing tic-tac-toe, holding a baby, watching TV.  The big boys spent the day at school followed by an hour at the playground running off steam, while Elasti-girl and I spent the day at home.  I did not come expecting to be entertained, I came to help.  The field trips I've enjoyed in the past week have just been icing on the cake.  Today, was equally delightful.  It was wonderful to be able to help and enjoy my daughter and new grandson all at the same time.

Baby G is growing and changing and I think he already looks bigger than when I first arrived.  He is a voracious eater right now, having hit the 6 week old growth spurt.  He was up to six and seven hours of sleep at night but the past two has been waking up every three hours to eat.  Growth spurt.  Elasti-girl is pretty pooped but has the smarts to try to sleep during the day when he does.

On the US homefront, Flyboy babysat Peanut today (as he does one Friday a month), so the grandparents had full days on both continents.  I talked to Flyboy on the phone early this evening and complained a little that Peanut has probably forgotten me.  He said that as he pulled into the driveway with her this morning she said, "Gigi?".  That made me smile.  All is right with the world.

Today was the big boys last day of school.  Their Easter holiday begins now and they will be off for two weeks.  I hear a trip to the seashore is in the works - maybe Sunday or Monday, depending on the weather.
I hear the weather  has cooled at home.  It is cooling here, too, and I don't think I'll see anything above 55 here again.  It was nice while it lasted.

Tomorrow looks like a trip for groceries, maybe to Banbury - the Incredibles live in a more rural village and can drive in any one of several directions for shopping, wherever the mood strikes.  They're advertising leg of lamb and hot cross buns in preparation for Easter.

Goodnight from England,

Gigi