July 12, 2006

  • Brianna has swimmer's ear, precluding her from going swimming, but the girls do so love water play, therefore I bought a mat that squirts water.  They were delighted with it, changing into swimsuits as soon as they arrived home from the music camp.

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    After a little while, however the action moved over under the crepe myrtles, as they asked....in their most beguiling manner....if it would be alright if they played in the mud a bit.

    I'm easily beguiled so agreed.  Not one of my brighter moves, as it turns out.  They happily played like little piggies in a puddle as I read.

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    Notice how they'd dragged the water source over to where the dirt was?  They were covered in mud, gaily telling each other this was the "most funnest day" they'd ever had! 

    Before they could even come into the house to get into the tub they had to be hosed down, and when in the tub I heard an excited exclamation of "It's a beetle!  Look, there's a beetle!"

    When I went to let the bath water run out so I could apply the shower head so as to properly wash their hair, doggoned if there wasn't another little beetle in Brianna's hair. 

    I found it rather appalling, but the girls were positively enchanted, with Bethie anxiously hoping Gran would find a little beetle in her hair, too.  She was out of luck, though I pointed out it's quite possible the initial beetle had ridden in on her.

    Upon soliciting permission to do it all over again tomorrow, I fear I declined.

    Still, apparently I've raised the bar on fun to a level which the other grandparents will find hard to meet.  

Comments (6)

  • You are the winner!! Water and mud all together make for fun! and as far as swimmer's ear, poor Brianna, missing that fun. Aren't there drops to put in ears when getting out of the pool??

  • Maybe there are, but she's still taking antibiotics for an ear infection, along with drops, and Jessica said "no swimming!" so we're not. It's a pity, for swimming had formed a large part of my plan for amusing them in the afternoons. :^(

  • I hope you're not regretting letting them do that. It's perfectly reasonable to make that a one-time "most funnest day ever" (I mean, it wouldn't be the most funnest if you did it twice, right?) but what's a little dirt and few beetles? You've given them a memory they're not likely to forget soon. I won't forget soon the day we let Maria and Susie make mudpies with some of the leftover dirt we got to bank up our house a few years ago. It was a big mess, but it was an hour or so of pure fun that won't happen often in their lives.

  • Anne, I am learning SO much about being a blue-ribbon grandmother from you!! You are the BEST.

  • I'm impressed that you came up with something that the other grandparents won't be able to surpass.  Go Grandma!   It sounds like a day the girls will be talking about when they themselves are grandmas.  "Remember the day ... the mud ... the beetles ... the fun ...." 

  • I used to put a few drops of alcohol and hydrogen peroxide in my ears after swimming because I am very prone to swimmers ear (I was on the swim team in high school, which is where I was told to put alcohol and hydrogen peroxide mixed 50/50 in my ears). Wouldn't try it with an ear infection tho without asking the pediatrician first.

    It sounds like you amused them quite well for the afternoon. You are the funnest grandma

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