Bobbing Along

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Tag: grandparenting

Terror at the Renaissance Faire or How We Lost an Opportunity to be Named Grandparents of the Year…Again

The Rooster is a cautious child. Occasionally we forget the gentle side of his nature because with us he is engaging, outgoing, funny, sometimes demanding, always delightful. So when Dear Dave suggested an impromptu trip to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire on a sunny Saturday morning, it was a no-brainer for us to include the Rooster […]

Under the Bus

A few weekends ago, we kept the Rooster for an overnight, a “sweepover” as he called it. After his parents dropped him off, we three, the Rooster, BaBa and I, headed outside to play in the small grotto that has become Rooster’s Pirates’ Cove. We had set up our very old, rather ragged, rope hammock […]