"Yay!" for Grandparents

Well, my dad and stepmom have completed their two-day tour of duty watching the girls by day while Susan was at workshops for school and I was at work. According to Dad and Beverly, the girls were well behaved. According to our daughters, they had a terrific time with Grandpa and Grandma. The festivities included

• Grandma's putting the girls' hair up in pin curls [see photos below]
• conversing and dining together
• playing board games
• playing card games
• playing with Bandy (Dad and Beverly's puppy)
• walking Bandy . . . and picking up her poo (a first for Suzanna since we don't have pets of our own)
• going for a bicycle ride with Grandpa, who rode his motorized scooter as they biked
• having Grandpa replace a bike tire that blew out on Suzanna's bike

Each night after Susan and I returned from work, we all had supper together on the veranda. Monday evening Susan's dad Roger joined us for grilled pork loins with barbecue sauce, potato-carrot-onion-garlic packets on the grill, steamed green beans, nectarine-kiwi-blueberry-strawberry fresh fruit salad, and ice cream sundaes for dessert. Tuesday night Susan made turkey-'n'-pasta primavera, nectarine-kiwi-banana fresh fruit salad, 12-grain bread, and homemade orange dreamsicle pie for dessert.

Last night we followed Dad and Beverly back to the RV park so we could see it. Camp on the Heart is located on the banks of the meandering Heart River, and it's a lovely setting. The weather was a little severe; dark clouds covered the sky, the wind was very strong, and there were intermittent bursts of rain. Nothing more came of it, however, and Dad and Beverly didn't have to take us up on our offer to take shelter in our basement if the motorhome seemed unsafe.

They stopped by the house for a final goodbye today while I was at work. It was so nice to leave the children in their capable hands, as well as to have them around each evening to join us for supper and visit. It's also fun to play with Bandy, who seems to like us all pretty well.