One of the greatest blessings I have living here in Florida is being close to my son and his family. I'm sure I have mentioned my wonderful grandchildren, a grandson 6 and a granddaughter that will be 3 in June. The grandson has always been so sweet and loving. He has a gentle little spirit and other than being a tad stubborn at times, he is for the most part an obedient and respectful child. WELL... the granddaughter is a WHOLE different "kettle of fish". I will give you an example that absolutely KILLED Mike and I last week. We laughed and are still laughing about it.
Curt asked us to come over to the house and watch the kids while he and Kati went for a run. They are pretty consistent with their running and fortunately for us we usually get to watch the kids either at their house or ours. Of course, we said o.k. and when we got there, Kati's parents were there and we ended up all spending the afternoon and evening together (I think I already wrote something about that). Anyway, somebody "got on to" Baylee, I don't remember who it was, but it hurt her feelings SO.O.O.O.O bad. We were out by the pool and she had on the cutest little swim suit with ruffles all the way down, anyway, she just dropped all the "stuff" she had in her hand and in 3 emphatic movements the drama began. First was the "stuff" drop, then came the "shoulder droop" and finally came the "head bend". What a pitiful sight! As she walked away, dragging her feet and shaking her head, I don't think I have ever seen a better portrayal of the "mistreated child". Well after about 5 steps, she looked back to see what reaction she was getting and seeing that it was not exactly what she was hoping for, she turned around and her "other grandfather, Crappa (I love that name)" scooped her up in a towel which set off a giggling fit and the drama was immediately over. I just don't know WHERE she gets that "drama gene"! If you know our families, you know it cannot possibly come from either of our families. We have NO drama queens in our families (DUH!).
When I think of this incident, I think that we all have a little drama in all our lives from time to time. My friend Linda and I were having a deep, deep discussion about boring days and how we should be thankful when nothing is happening for THAT IN ITSELF is the blessing...boring is the blessing. Each of each lead such hectic lives and some have such varied responsibilities. Road blocks appear at every turn or little clouds of chaos follow us around just waiting to erupt. The challenge is to meet each day with the attitude, I will face today and whatever it holds, but really I will secretly hope for boring.
Until then.... I remain yours truly,
"Kathy in the kitchen (more or less)"
The "Original" Drama Queen"
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