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| Tea Time With Abuela after Dinner is a New Tradition |
I find it hard to credit that another September
is upon us and with it comes the end of the weeklong visit of the FBR. While it
can be exhausting for sixty year olds to keep pace with someone sixty years
younger, that in no way dims the amount of joy my wife and I have drawn from
having this little sprite flitting around the house. They’ve been a little more
restricted to the house during this visit because my wife’s mother is not as
mobile as needed for more adventuresome locales but I think the FBR has thoroughly
enjoyed her time with us.
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| And Taken Very Seriously |
We did get to see one of her “melt
downs” yesterday just before nap time and I can now understand the awe these
departures from her usual good humor can elicit. She did not want to go to take
her nap and would not listen to either my wife or I. She awoke a couple hours
later as her usual cheerful self and apologized when I returned home from work.
She insisted on buying some fairly advanced puzzles (not for less than 3 year
olds) and amazed all when she easily put all four together. She’s excited about
her mom and dad’s arrival today and made us promise she could show them the completed
puzzles.
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| Puzzle Master |
I did re-learn the lesson about how difficult
it can be to get ready for work with a two year old firmly attached to your
hip. She’s an industrious little bugger and always volunteers to help. I was
cleaning the downstairs bathroom this morning and she wanted to be part of the
effort. I gave her a paper towel and she happily started wiping down the sink
while I got the toilet (division of labor don’tcha know). I firmly locked the upstairs
bathroom door while I was getting ready for work and when I came out I found
the FBR modeling her abuela’s vast shoe collection. She would don a pair and
then walk across the room to the mirror. Some of the high heels were hilarious
with sadly no camera present to capture it. She was very serious about the
whole effort and even put each pair back where she found them. Proper respect
for footwear is apparently an inherited trait and we know where she got it from
my Favorite Panamanian.
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| Deckzilla Craft Time |
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| Helping Abuela with Laundry |
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| Birthday Girl with BRS and Husband |
Yesterday marked the birthday of one
of my favorite people in the world – the ABFA’s mom. One of the true delights
on bringing the ABFA into the family was the attendant arrival of her parents
as part of the deal. I treasure each time we get to hang out together and I can
see where the ABFA acquired her grace, intelligence, and determination. So
Happy Birthday to a very special lady.
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| Going to Miss Having her Around. So. Much. |
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RECURRING CHARACTERS
BRS - Blog Reader the Sequel - second granddaughter; FBR
- First Blog Reader - first granddaughter, ABFA –
Amazing Best Family Athlete = my daughter in law, formerly known both as MEF – Most Excellent Fiancé
& MEG – Most Excellent Girlfriend; Wingman – my son
in law; Keene Friends 1 & 2 – friends since high school
from my home town of Keene, NH; Soxfather - my brother in law; Great
Aunt = my elder sister; Cantankerous Friend – friend since
grade school who likes to argue about everything, poses as radical leftist to
attract women; Pittsburgh College Roommate – high school
friend, also a “minor Celebrity” in Pittsburgh; Deckzilla
– our backyard deck which
grew to monstrous dimensions once my wife got invole din planning; Maine and
Virginia Musqueteras – two close friends of my wife – her US sisters,
my wife is the 3rdmusquetera (musketeer); Buddy – AKA
the Wonder Pooch – family dog, a black lab – hates squirrels, died
in 2017; Riggins - also known as the Grandpuppy,
son's dog, surrogate grandchild while awaiting arrival of the BRS; PanaGals –
female relatives/friends of my wife from Panama; Panamanian/Latin Mafia –
inevitable group of Latin friends my wife accumulates wherever we have lived
& their spouses; Neighborhood Mafioso - wife's close friend
and Panamanian mafia member, Favorite Panamanian - the wife (of
course); First Friday – celebrations to mark the First Friday of
the Week; Excellent Boss – my former direct boss at
work; Voices of Inappropriate Worth - members of public who
come to every Worcester public meeting to complain, all are on public
assistance along with demeanor issues
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