friar1610
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Just back from a week of live-in baby sitting for our 3 granddaughters (7, 5 and 3 1/2) while their parents (my daughter and her husband) went on a 10th anniversary vacation.
Got to get the two older ones off to school every day (except for Veterans' Day which was a school holiday). Also pre-school for the youngest one a couple of days. Plus soccer games, birthday parties, Irish dance lessons, etc. What a whirlwind!
We don't remember that there was so much for the kids to do when we were raising ours, but that was a long time ago and we were younger and more energetic.
I'm just happy that:
- My wife and I are fit enough to do this;
- That we're retired so we have the time to do it;
- That I got to meet so many cute young mothers at the bus stop every morning.
Got to get the two older ones off to school every day (except for Veterans' Day which was a school holiday). Also pre-school for the youngest one a couple of days. Plus soccer games, birthday parties, Irish dance lessons, etc. What a whirlwind!
We don't remember that there was so much for the kids to do when we were raising ours, but that was a long time ago and we were younger and more energetic.
I'm just happy that:
- My wife and I are fit enough to do this;
- That we're retired so we have the time to do it;
- That I got to meet so many cute young mothers at the bus stop every morning.