We sent the little one off with his sister a few days ahead of us to Grandma's. He wanted to be with his sister who has been traveling. She was going down to take care of Grandma in Grandma's own house. We were planning on spending the 4th through the weekend there. I needed some undistracted time to work on some research grants. No swim lesson for another week. The perfect plan. Honestly it only hit us at dinner time that we had no one else to feed but ourselves and could do pretty much whatever we wanted. Not quite alone but the eldest is happily computer gaming too much so we might as well enjoy it. Then the phone rings. Before we'd even called the Chinese restaurant.
Grandma has fallen and she can't get up. ...and she won't let her very offended grand daughter help her up. So for some 4 hours we are back and forthing on the phone. Rescue squad? Rescue us? Pain meds? Where's the little brother? How much T.V. has he watched? Don't be mad at Grandma! Don't be mad at your granddaughter!
Finally everyone was settled for the night -but us. That took a few drinks and some pie. And some old Chuck episodes. Which meant it was really late when we went to bed -which in and of itself should have alerted us to the fact that we would have an early morning call. Why doesn't your daughter hear me calling (that would be because it is 7am and the window AC units)? What medicine should I take? ...and many more questions for her son-in-law the doctor. It's just unfortunate that he's an electrical engineer.
We have still resisted going there and tried to get the work done we stayed home to do -but the whole wow-we-have-time-alone thing is pretty much shot. Tomorrow as early as we can we'll drive on down and spend the next 5 days in a house with no AC except in the bedrooms, and a miserable old woman -and Grandma too. Visitors welcome... but you've been warned.
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