Friday evening after he and I had an early dinner, I bargained with him: "If you get all ready for bed now, we can watch a movie together before you go to sleep." He was pretty fast with the process, based on that deal. The great film biography of Johnny Cash, "Walk The Line," was on CBS, and we watched it together. Josh asked very well thought out questions as we watched: "Exactly when did all this happen?" was one of my favorites -- the 60s costumes probably made the timeframe look like a long-bygone era to the lad! He asked about the problems and pain that ensue with drug abuse, and was interested in how June Carter's care for and love for Johnny made a good man out of him eventually.
On Saturday morning, Josh came downstairs and asked, "May I watch some TV while you fix breakfast?" I said, "Sure, it's Saturday, want to watch cartoons?" He replied, "No, I like the Discovery Channel." He watched a program on wildlife during Arctic summer, and we discussed it as I fixed a pretty good pancake brunch with fresh fruit and yogurt.
In the afternoon, Aunt Julie drove down from Seascape and went with us to Monterey to see the brand-new (and wonderful!) Pixar film, "Up." It will be much loved by all ages of kids and adults, I predict. We did a little shopping afterward, and I took us to dinner at P. F. Chang's (Josh ate a huge plateful of Shrimp in Lobster Sauce over rice -- after some hearty appetizers, of course.)
I think that at least I've partially redeemed myself after the rocky start to this grandma weekend!
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You are a wonderful Granny Franny - Rowan will testify! Rowan's bedtime processes are quick in terms of actual to-do items, but can take anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour, depending on how much like Billy from Family Circus he decides to be. About once a week, I tell him if he gets ready fast enough, we can watch his favorite show before bed (instead of reading books). It generally works.
Sometimes, though, he starts telling me a story that wanders all over creation, and I give in and let him ramble. His stories usually make no sense and they crack me up.
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