Today Max (ten going on forty) was here for the third day in a row, because he has some kind of stomach bug that keeps him out of school. He arrived on the first day with a salad bowl to vomit in. "Try and vomit at home," I told him.
I'm happy to say he vomits at night in his parents' house.
Today we played TICKET TO RIDE twice, and he beat me twice. He wasn't a bit sorry. But I beat him in Ms. Pacman, and I wasn't sorry either. Later, we played a cooperative game of WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE online.
His family doesn't watch television, so he has never seen the Millionaire show with Meredith
Viera. I turned it on yesterday at 4:30 and he said, "You can win money by being smart?"
"Yes," I said. "Your Aunt Dede won $32,000 on that show, and my friend, Olivia, won $100,000."
"I'm going to do that," he said.
We learned that Beyonce's alter ego is Sasha Fierce.
That John Adams and John Quincey Adams are referred to as 2 and 6.
That the Chicago Trib said "Yippe Kai Yi Yay" when Bruce Willis made the Hollywood Hall of Fame.
That Julia Child's secret to a long life is beef and gin.
And that the capitol cities of North and South Carolina are named after explorers.
He reminds me of Tom. (Tom was our runner for M&Ms and ginger ale).
If he's back tomorrow, he's faking it, which is all right with me.
You make being a grandma sound so fun. I'm still stuck in the day to day of parenting crazy kids and never one at a time.
ReplyDeleteI have to say, I respect you for allowing babysitting a sickie in your home. When my own husband vomits, I run into the other room.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm pregnant with our first child, so I know my vomiphobia is going to get a smack in the face within the next two years or so.
But still. Grandma of the year!
I'm coming to your house next time I'm sick. Also, could he look anymore like his father?
ReplyDeleteI love that game! We keep a record of champions and the high scores written in the game lid. My new strategy is to forget the routes! Who cares? Hog all of the long roads for points! It drives my husband insane.
ReplyDeleteMax has the best grandma ever. Lucky lucky boy.
ReplyDeleteAlso. Beef and gin. Brilliant.