For the past week I’ve been at my daughter’s house. My granddaughter was hit by a car and had to have a skin graft on her foot. She spent two days at the hospital and she can’t walk so I’ve been helping out.
So, my days have been quite different from the normal traveling mode. I’m on grandma duty now. Here’s my schedule:
6:30 am – the kids are waking up. The 11-year-old gets himself ready for school. The 3-year-old wakes up hungry. And the patient, 6-years-old, needs to get to the bathroom. She’s been sleeping downstairs on the couch. It’s a 2 story house and, of course, the bathroom is upstairs.
7:00 a.m. – breakfast Yogurt and cereal. The doctor says protein is the most important thing to eat to help the healing process. Meats and dairy products. Yum!
9:00 a.m. – shopping. We’re almost out of TP and paper towels, so I volunteer. She’s getting bored, so I also picked up some little arts and crafts kits. Oh, and a new winter coat for me.
10:00 a.m. – library. I remembered that when my kids were little they had activity bags for traveling or sick days. Unfortunately these have been discontinued, but…they now have bags of books. Each one is on a different subject and contains 8 books and a DVD. I got the one called “I Spy” with books of hidden pictures. She loves those.
11:00 I run to her school to get some homework. The teacher had all her classmates make get well cards. How wonderful! The school also gave her a book.
1:00 p.m. computer time Games and news surfing
3:00 p.m. reading with the patient The I’Spy hidden pictures books are a big success.
4:00 p.m. laundry and supper
7:00 TV time for the rest of the night
10:00 early to bed
A far cry from roaming, but just as satisfying.