Just an afternoon at Emily’s
& Molly’s house. In town for work
and staying the night with them, I
happily picked the girls up from school.
At home only to discover we have the wrong house key, an impromptu plan
is born.
As they know, Grandma
travels with snacks in the car. Lots of
snacks. So we scrounge up some paper
napkins, goldfish, sunflower seeds, rice cakes and bottled water and have
ourselves a nice little Tea Party right there on the sidewalk with the ants and
roly pollies – pinky up and everything.
Pinky Up Tea Party is
followed by a walk to the park. Grandma
also travels with a stroller so we put Molly in that. She likes to be pushed fast. Sister pushed and did a bit of careening
around the corner. I wasn’t sure the umbrella stroller could go off-sidewalk
but being a Jeep it held its own.
Molly loves dandelions so
she selects one along the way and we pick it for her. Emily says whoever gets to pick it gets to
make the wishes. I hold on to it so
Molly can wish-blow the fluff into air when we get to the park.
Swings are Molly’s first
stop – anything with the capability to “go faster”. She likes to swing really high, and she always says “go faster”, even if I’m
already going faster than I want to.
Emily is more like me, she likes to swing lower but long and steady, and
she’s got the nice long legs to kick out and giver her extra swinging power.
Emily leaves the swings to
go make a club under the playscape. When I come up to join her, she introduces
herself – “Hi, my name is Emily and this is a very happy Club.” She created a general store where wood chips
(conveniently used for playground cover) could be used to purchase pretend
books. I buy two and Molly buys one.
Mom and Dad call us on the
cell phone, trying not to sound worried but wondering where we are. We just needed an outing, I tell them, and
assure them we’ll be back soon for supper.
A little more swinging, some sliding and playing chase and it’s time to
head back. Secured in her stroller, Molly
immediately cries, “go faster” and Emily is only too happy to push her way
faster than any Grandma probably should allow.
Besides, it’s good exercise for Grandma legs.
We make it home with no
mishaps, arriving tired but with happy smiles and another happy memory. Emily was right, it was a very happy Club.
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