Gramma DeeDee is the best!

Ryder and Milena spent some time with their Gramma DeeDee today while I was getting an eye exam (that's a whole 'nother post). Gramma made them "nutritious" (inside joke!) banana and strawberry soy milk smoothies, and they nibbled on fresh strawberries (Ryd's favorite) and buns with REAL butter. And of course, jelly beans!

After my exam we spent a couple of hours at Gramma's house (waiting for my stupid eyes to un-dilate) and Lena informed me that she was not coming home with me, nope, she was going to have an overnighter at Gramma DeeDee's. Gymnastics? "Who cares!? Gramma and me are going to Paul's house, then we're going to sew, then we're going to watch cartoons, then we're going to...." on and on it went. Usually she waits all week until her gymnastics class, counting down the 'sleeps', so you KNOW this overnighter was special to her if she didn't even care about missing a class. She was just so darn excited! And I remember being a little kid and being just thrilled to death to be spending a night at Gramma DeeDee's, so I could relate.

When it was time to go home, we said our goodbyes and I walked a sleepy-headed little boy out to my vehicle. After I'd strapped him into his carseat and started up Suzi, he snapped to attention and yelled "DeeDee? Where DeeDee?" He thought she was coming home with us! When he realized she wasn't, he was just heartbroken. "Gramma DeeDee!! Gramma! Want DeeDee! Want!" and the howls continued until we were on Hwy 2 and he finally fell asleep.

As I pulled into our driveway, he roused a bit and the first words out of his sleepy mouth, "Gramma DeeDee? Where Gramma?" and the tears started again. When I laid him in his bed so he could finish his nap, he burrowed under the covers and I could hear his muffled voice, "Love Gramma DeeDee...." and then he was asleep.