Laughter is the best medicine!

This past week Lisa and her three 'lovelies' were visiting us. I drove down and picked them up last Friday and then drove them back home yesterday, Friday. Jordan was on his 'finals madness' week and was able to study without distractions. He passed everything! Congratulations Jordan!!! :o)

A visit would not be complete unless Lisa and I put together a puzzle. This was a mosaic puzzle. The only interlocking pieces were the outer frame. The other pieces were like tiles. It only took us 2 hours to put this together. It had about 400 to 500 pieces. I have to say Lisa did the Lion's share! I was getting Kirsten down for the night.

I took this picture from Lisa's blog. It totally identifies Matilda, a laugh a minute! Matilda is 4 years old and what a silly girl! She has an amazing grasp of the vocabulary world! You would think she was 12! On the ride back home yesterday we were about 45 minutes from their home and Tillie is 'begging' her mom to see a movie. Kids know that if you 'bug' your parents long enough they will cave. Lisa did not cave. She was remained firm! Lisa is addressing the needs of the other two in the back seat. Tillie sighs and says, "Oh man!" in a resigned kind of voice that said, I didn't get my way!

Again, I took this picture from Lisa's blog. I love this picture of LaRue, it captures every ounce of her loveliness and beauty! She is all about being a 'princess'! Everything she colors and imagines it is princess related! She is also miss 'neat and tidy', took after her Grandpa Guptill. She is helpful with her siblings. She loves to 'run'. While their mother was out on a run I had the girls doing exercises indoors. Unfortunately it rained every day and they could not play outside. So while mom was on a run I had them 'running' around my kitchen island, takes in the living and dining room, it's an open area, no doors. She can run like a streak of lightening!

Another picture I took from Lisa's blog. This epitomizes what Adelaide is all about. I call her, 'Miss Busy'. In her latest adventure here she loved to hide wherever she could squeeze into. When our footrest was out and we were sitting on the couches Adelaide would try and squeeze underneath the couch where the footrest popped up. She road her little push car under the table, she hid in the wardrobe cupboard, and into the toy chest cupboard. She is not afraid of the dark. She would open the coat closet and shut herself inside. It's pitch black and she is NOT afraid!

I bought two wooden peg puzzles that have 6 pieces and she had those figured out in a heartbeat! Her mom took both puzzles and mixed the pieces all together and Adelaide had them put together is less than a minute! She is so smart!

When my grandchildren come to visit I have a few basic rules:

-All food and drink remains IN the kitchen, not outside the kitchen.

-No jumping on the bed.

-No standing on, climbing or jumping on the couch or other furniture.

Three simple rules but like all normal children, they need reminders all day long!

I hope when my children and grandchildren visit us they can forgive me for getting after them as I remind them of these simple rules. When my children were growing up I felt like I should be wearing a black and white striped shirt with a whistle hung around my neck. I felt like a full time referee! Well, guess what? My grandchildren are just like their parents when they were their age! If I don't laugh a lot I would probably go nuts. So I hope my children and grandchildren don't think I'm not quite all there in the brain department. Laughter keeps me happy and sane! :o) I do love these little cherubs that come and visit.

If I seemed somewhat distracted this last visit I had a lot on my mind, most especially Kirsten and her latest neurology visit. She is having seizures every other day and we're going to see an epileptic specialist to see what suggestions she has. She has been having seizures 2-3 times a week since Thanksgiving. Now they are every other day and I have to give her Diastat and it's not something I want her to be on all the time. So I hope that appt. comes us very soon.