Life is Change

This is certainly the truth of life.  And today my life changes again.  For nearly 16 years I have provided day care for my grand kids while their parents worked.  It's been a wonderful experience - without regular hours.  I was available whenever I was needed, whether it be earlier than usual in the morning or later in the evening.   I have loved watching all of them grow up. It's been a learning experience.   I learned to cath Bubba and hook him up to IV meds when he came home from the hospital. I've learned to recognize the signs of a pending seizure, and what to do when it actually happened. I've learned to make "octopus hot dogs on a bed of sea weed".

We've made corn dog muffins.

We've made heart shaped pancake bites,

When they were all here in the summer, we had movie days where the lunch food coordinated with the movie we watched.  We did cotton candy on pixie sticks for "The Lorax".  They performed 'plays' for me.  They designed costumes.  

But today, a big change is happening.  Jake is starting kindergarten tomorrow.  His Mom took today off to spend the last day of summer vacation with the kids.  Yesterday, he kept hugging me (more than usual) and telling me that he's going to miss me.  When I reminded him that he will still be coming here after school, he replied, "wow, and we'll be smarter too."

To combat any sadness, I've been concentrating on the good things.  I will no longer have to watch children's programming all day long!  I will no longer have kids arguing over the Wii games!  There will be no  more battles over Minecraft games on their phones.(they are old phones that only play games).  But then again, my morning will not start off with hugs and kisses.  No one will ask me to open their drinks.  No one will help me fix lunch.  

And as I move on from what has been 'normal' for so long, I realize that Life is Change.  And I look forward to what the future holds.

Three Weeks and Counting Down

The next Mouse Family vacation is just three weeks away.  I feel like time is moving so fast, and I'm not near ready.  I've ordered some things off Amazon - a nightlight for in our room, a three-outlet surge protector with USB ports for charging our phones, new socks, a water bottle/misting fan, and eyeglass holders for Mr. Mouse's glasses when he rides coasters.  I make "touring cards" for the family.  These have our fast pass times, our meal times and confirmation numbers, and any other pertinent information.  Most of these are done, I just have a few more days to finish.  I also design and make Tip Envelopes for Mousekeeping, and they are done.

One of the things that we do is make our own shirts for the trip.  I like to design my own shirts and some for my family.  Here are some of the designs I did for this trip:

This is for our first day when we are doing the Star Wars Dessert Party

The Cheshire Cat is one of my favorite characters, and this was one of my Dad's favorite sayings.

I love Dory and sometimes I feel like I also have short term memory loss.

We always have so much fun with the Mad Hatter at 1900 Park Fare, and I'll wear this shirt to breakfast there.

The grandkids call me Fairy Grandmother because I try to make all their wishes come true!

I designed this one for my twins.

We can't really start to pack because we're still wearing our hot weather clothes.  I haven't done much sewing because I desperately need an eye exam which I have scheduled for Friday.  Have a good week.