Ms. Magnolia June arrived a little while ago with her grandfather. She is so happy to be here and we are so happy to have her. The first thing she wanted to do was unpack and of course, she'll be sleeping with me. This happened once and since then it's just been accepted that she and I will sleep together and Mr. Moon will stay in the guest room. He does not mind because the bed in there is awesome and also- he gets a night off from my snoring and pulling his covers off him which he claims I do although I try so carefully not to.
Eventually, one of these days, Maggie will be annoyed by my snoring and will then ask if she can have her own bed and that will be fine. Until then, she can sleep with me.
Anyway, she wanted to put her unicorn (Twinkle Toes) and Zippy on the bed. She says she has missed Zippy and I told her that he misses her too. She also brought her tablet with games in case she gets bored.
I am not fighting that. She stays up LATE! She's a night owl for sure and Lily has already warned me that she stayed up late last night and slept late this morning. Of course, tomorrow morning she'll be so excited that she won't sleep in but if she needs to play on her tablet before falling asleep, I may just let her, otherwise she tosses and turns and tells me she's so bored and she can't sleep, and, and, and.
I am not fighting that. She stays up LATE! She's a night owl for sure and Lily has already warned me that she stayed up late last night and slept late this morning. Of course, tomorrow morning she'll be so excited that she won't sleep in but if she needs to play on her tablet before falling asleep, I may just let her, otherwise she tosses and turns and tells me she's so bored and she can't sleep, and, and, and.
Needs must and why make life harder than it needs to be?
Still gloomy here, raining as we speak. Everyone is pretty freaked out about this cold we're going to get. I know that compared to the states north of us our temperatures will seem mild but they are freaky to us. I did cut some stalks of fire spike and set them in vases to root. I suppose there is some hope that they will come back next spring but just in case, I want to have a few to be able to plant. They root so easily and beautifully and take to being put in the dirt with a very good and graceful attitude about life.
They look a little wilty at the moment but will perk back up soon enough.
I best get to cooking our girl's supper. I told her I was going to make cheesy noodles and she said, "How did you know I wanted cheesy noodles?"
Uh, maybe because she always wants cheesy noodles.
She did surprise me by asking if we had any of the fish like Owen caught with Boppy because she loves it. If I'd known that, I would have thawed a piece of grouper. As it is, she is going to get chicken and she is fine with that. I gave her a choice of elbow macaroni, seashell noodles, or penne pasta and she chose all three which I knew she would. Noodles ahoy!
Now she is watching TV with Boppy. This, too, is part of the ritual. "The Mighty Little Bheem" is their favorite to watch together. She just asked me if perhaps, if I wanted to, after dinner when she is having her purple cow, we might be able to play Gold Fish (Go Fish) or perhaps the matching game or perhaps color or do a puzzle. I said that was a possibility.
"And maybe we can read some books?" I asked.
"We always do that together!" she said. "You know what? Maybe we could act out the parts of the Monkey book". (Five Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed.)
"No way!" I said. "I'm not going to jump on the bed and fall off and hurt my head!"
"No, no!" she laughed. "Just the before part where they take baths and brush their teeth and get into their pajamas."
"And maybe we can read some books?" I asked.
"We always do that together!" she said. "You know what? Maybe we could act out the parts of the Monkey book". (Five Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed.)
"No way!" I said. "I'm not going to jump on the bed and fall off and hurt my head!"
"No, no!" she laughed. "Just the before part where they take baths and brush their teeth and get into their pajamas."
"Oh. Well. That sounds okay."
Well, I love noodles of any kind, and all the more with cheese, so please tell how you make your cheesy noodles. :). Thank you and Happy Holidays to all of you!
ReplyDeleteI just make a white sauce with butter and flour and milk then add cheese and nutritional yeast, salt and pepper. Mix that all up with the noodles and there you go!
DeleteThank you, Mrs. Moon. BTW my name is Angie. Don’t know why it posted me as anonymous. I’ve followed you daily for ages, but rarely feel like I have anything to contribute in comments. I will definitely have to make some cheesy noodles too. 😁
DeleteI too always want cheesy noodles. You are a perfect Mer. ❤️❤️❤️Rebecca
ReplyDeleteI am so not perfect. Trust me.
DeleteYou may not be perfect but you are a perfect Mer. The grandmother I always longer for. R
DeleteIf I had been your grandmama, I would have loved you up so much. And I will make cheesy noodles for you anytime. ❤️❤️❤️
DeleteWhat a happy wee girl you have there. Nothing better than spending time with grandparents.
ReplyDeleteShe was SO happy!
DeleteShe's so full of ideas and energy! Lovely girl
ReplyDeleteShe is definitely filled with ideas!
DeleteI can only visualize the unicorn or poor Mr. Zippy tangled up in the dolls and missing their part in the plot.
ReplyDeleteThe dolls had to sleep in their own bed last night. All was well.
DeleteAnd the picture at the end was the cherry on top. Happy day.
ReplyDeleteI saved the best for last.
DeleteYou are one fun grandma! Sweet dreams.
ReplyDeleteShe just loves to come over here. I am so glad of that.
DeleteShe is indeed one happy girl. So fun to hang out with, I want to all of the time!! The storm does look like it will test you for a couple of minutes- wear all of the clothes! It is fugging freezing up here but I know it is just a temporary hit, days are getting longer by a few seconds and this storm will pass. It sucks for one reason only, TRAVEL. State of emergency in Portland- lad will likely not come for
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I have been thinking about your boy not being able to come all day long. Any chance he'll make it?
DeleteI hope you know how much you have contributed to the magic of Mer's house. You are adored by that curly-headed girl.
She is a treasure for sure. It will be a sad day when she wants to sleep in her own bed.
ReplyDeleteThe day will come. I assume.
DeleteYou make your sleepovers so fun! Your grandchildren are lucky that you are their grandma!
ReplyDeleteWe try.
Delete"I am not fighting that." LOL! That's such a grandparent response. I'm sure you will have fun together no matter what. :)
ReplyDeleteSome things just are not worth it.
DeleteThat girl looks so much like her mama; she's beautiful. Are cheesy noodles like mac and cheese? Just curious. It's funny how kids are born with their own inner clocks. Hope y'all had a wonderful sleepover:)
ReplyDeleteYes. Basically cheesy noodles are mac and cheese. Maggie does look like her mama but she looks like her other grandma a lot.
DeleteAnd yes- kids are born as night owls or not.
I did the same thing, took cuttings or firespike now in water alson with cuttings of morning glory bush and yellow trumpet flower. Everything is frozen here. Owen is the spitting image of his mom but Maggie is a very close second.
ReplyDeleteOh man. I am going to be so sad to lose some of my plants. Funny that you and I both had the same thought about cuttings.
DeleteOwen IS the spitting image of his mama and Maggie shares some of that too but she really does look like her other grandma, curly hair and all.
What a darling girl. I love that she gets you and her Boppy all to herself, this little queen among the princes. Your beautiful granddaughter. What magic she holds.
ReplyDeleteShe LOVES being the one and only when she's here. She is our girl. We love her so.
DeleteSuch cosy memories you are creating for these grandchildren! I love Maggie's sweet smile!
ReplyDeleteI hope so, Elizabeth! I want them all to remember us and this house with such pleasure.
DeleteMy friend and I went last week to book our trip to Holland and unfortunately there were no single rooms available. I guess she's going to have to put up with my snoring now too! And enjoy your time with Maggie!
ReplyDeleteEar plugs for her? Ooh boy.
Deletethat adorable princess woman! I love that you usually only have one grand sleepover (as a rule).....which is so perfect in that each one gets to feel totally special and gets their Mer and Boppy all to themselves! Blessings of love and peace to you, Mr Moon and your family, Mary.
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Yes, for the Hartmann's, we do one at a time. August and Levon share their spend-the-nights though. This is the way it's worked out.
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