My son and daughter-in-law called to say they were bringing the grandkids for the weekend. Yay! Upon their arrival, Jake and Kenny immediately took off for Home Depot for some manly-man errands (conveniently located directly across from their favorite sports bar…yeah, they were gone for the day). Sandra and I got the wee ones occupied, while we settled in for giggles and gossip.
Some time later, I noticed Gage was not where I left him. Not panicking quite yet, we set off to search the house. No Gage. Okay, NOW we’re panicking. Spent the next 45 minutes tearing the house apart, running down the street, and searching the soccer field next to our house. No Gage. By this time, Sandra was hysterical and I was getting ready to call 9-1-1, when we heard the sound of angels…a thumping from the trunk of Sandra’s car and a little voice yelling, “Grandma, here I am!”
After hugs and tears and a giant bowl of ice cream for Gage, who was ever so proud of his secret hiding place where “even Mommy and Grandma couldn’t find me!” we gently explained to young grasshopper that mommies and grandmas don’t particularly like hide-and-seek and we didn’t want to play that game EVER AGAIN.
By Sunday, I was comatose on the couch. Three full, busy days with Kenny, me, Jake, Sandra, 5-year-old grandson and new baby granddaughter, their puppy, our 2 Chihuahuas, AND my ex-husband who flew in from Maui to see the kids (yes, he stays with us…it’s weird, but it works). Sleeping bags and air mattresses in the living room, nonstop laundry, grandson meltdown because he lost his first tooth and promptly swallowed it, so SURE the tooth fairy wouldn’t come, grandma-lesson in why she shouldn’t put her wine in a bright yellow plastic cup and set it within arm’s reach of grandson, proving that grandson has a prematurely sophisticated palette and likes Cabernet, but not scoring any points with prodigy’s parents, granddaughter constantly looking for milk boobs like a shark for fish (even with grandma, no matter how many times I told her mine weren’t functional…hell, they’re barely decorative anymore), 3 yappy alpha dogs Scooby-doo’ing across the hardwood in nonstop chase mode (one pooped on my best area rug, but the other two aren’t giving him up…oh sure, NOW they’re friends), kitchen set continually on “graze,” with dishes to match, and toys, porta-cribs, diaper bags, car seats, and video games covering every surface of the house.
As they were all loading up their cars and I was gazing longingly at my fluffy down comforter and king-size bed, my daughter-in-law looked at me and laughed, “But if we told you we were all coming back next weekend, you’d love it.” And she’s right.
Totally awesome and sounded how I felt last night once my kids went to be bed, just plain exhausted even as much as I love my kids and enjoy them. They truly exhaust me, lol!!
Thanks, Janine! It was a fun weekend! Going back to be now… :)
Glad you had a great weekend with your family! I can only imagine how much chaos having a baby and young child in the house brings!
Thanks, Kate! It was a blast, and I miss them already. (What is WRONG with me? :)
Love it…we used to do the same thing to my parents, descending upon their house for the weekend, with 3 kids and a dog. Sometimes my brother and his wife would meet us there with their 3 kids, 2 dogs and a bird and it was total bedlam. My parents were also exhausted by the end of the weekend…
Thanks, Emily! Once I get my nap and the house cleaned up, I’m ready to do it again! :)
Reading this post made me tired. Whew! LOL.
Awesomely funny…especially the part about the milk boobs. HAHA. You had me going. ;)
Thanks, Cyndi! Glad you enjoyed it!
Sounds like a fun weekend! Love the part about Hide and Seek!
Stacy, it was a lot of fun, but I forgot how active 5-yr-olds can be! :) Thanks for commenting!
Awww…this sounds like my Mom. She loves the kids but they EXHAUST her. As for the hide and seek, my mom would have had a heart attack. You held it together well!
Thanks, Julie! Someday when Gage is older, I will tell him that story. Maybe I’ll wait until he has kids… :)
I’m tired just reading that post! It sounds just like my in-laws and my parents, though. I’m sure you loved every minute of it (except for the hide-and-seek). :) Great post!!
Thanks, Cari! I did love it, and my door is always wide open! :) Thanks for commenting!
And, you wouldn’t change a thing….except maybe the wine in the plastic cup. Thanks Vikki! I am loving the laughter…
Thanks, Don! Glad you liked it. Great to see you here!
As hectic as it all sounds, cannot wait until it is my turn to be Grandma!
What the hell? Can’t believe I just said that out loud!
Rachael, you’ll love it! It’s waaay easier than being a parent! :)
But, I am desperately trying to pretend I’ m young, which makes my Twitter handle Raeme67, not one of my brighter ideas!
Always more fun in the retelling! I just got a fist in my stomach when you described looking for the little one!
Haralee, I try not to think about it. One of those things that funny AFTER it all goes well! :)
Oh, it sounds like the absolute PERFECT weekend! (except for the anxiety provoking hide and seek that kicked it all off.) Your family sounds absolutely wonderful. (and I think it’s awesome that you get along with your EX and you’ve figured out a way to make things work for your family. Yep, awesome.)
Thank you! It was so much fun! (And yes, the ex-husband-on-our-couch thing confuses a lot of people, but wth! :) Thanks for commenting!
I’m not sure what my favorite part was…what a great (and as a parent, terrifying!) story about the trunk. I loved (and as a *nursing parent, can relate to) the shark looking for fish analogy, and laughed out loud at the “barely decorative remark”. Oh, and can’t forget about the cabernet incident- ha! I never tire of your posts, I gobble them up greedily!
Thanks for your encouragement, Stephanie! Your blog also cracks me up! Is this fun or what? :)
Oh my – the hide-and-seek thing would’ve FREAKED me out!!!
This reminds me of when we visited my parents in February with our then 11-month-old. My sister was also there, so the house was completely full. Despite her comments on how frequently the washer and dishwasher were running, I could tell my mother loved it.
But I’m sure she was happy as pie when she had a moment of peace after we left!!!
Awesome post, by the way. Your description of it all had my crying laughing as I could just picture the gong show of the whole weekend!!!
xo
Thanks, Dani! Yes, the weekend was a gong show! Glad I could make you laugh! :)
Gah! FORTY-FIVE MINUTES of looking for a grandchild?? How did you not lose your mind? So glad you found him. Sheesh.
Your rundown of the weekend is exhausting, just exactly as it is with grandkids. But, yeah, we’d do it again in a heartbeat, wouldn’t we.
Great post, but this was my favorite phrase of all: “…looking for milk boobs like a shark for fish.” Hilarious! And exactly how those kiddos can be.
Thanks for the smile AND for linking to the GRAND Social! So happy you joined us!
Thanks, Lisa! Loved that you stopped by and commented! Glad I could make you laugh! :)
I relate to this one, great job. aka/Ira Mae
Thanks, Ira Mae! And thanks for commenting!
Great job…ajm
Thanks, Ann! Great to see you on my blog!
I would have panicked during that game of hide-and-seek too! Gah! I can see why you were tired afterwards, but yes, it sounds like truly a wonderful weekend!
Thanks, Meredith! Yes, it was fun, and I hope they all come back just as soon as I have one more nap… :)
Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend — even if you were exhausted! Grandchildren are just the best — even when they scare the heck out of you!
Thanks! Yes, we do love the little buggers, don’t we? :) Thanks for commenting!
Aww, Vikki, that’s so sweet. I’m tearing up. Complete exhaustion and chaos, but worth every second. Love it!
Thanks, Kate!
I can hardly wait for the mayhem to begin!
I still loved this one Vikki and thank you for linking it up with us!! :)
No longer functional and barely decorative – what a funny (and sadly, accurate) description of the girls! Hope you have recovered from your game of hide and seek!
Holy grandkids batwoman! I think I will only have one grandchild. I already blew it with two dogs. But they’ll be long gone by then.
I imagine that you are a fantastic grandma. Love the image you painted of your house. I bed your grandson was tired too after all that excitement. Also, lots of respect that you get along with your ex.
You are so cool. And funny! tee hee to the “they’re barely decorative anymore” line. Glad you found little Gage in the trunk! Scary!