Good morning everyone!
I picked up Celeste's kids about a half hour before Latin started and just kinda drove around with them for a while...Celeste looked really haggard...she has a really painful condition which is private so I won't post what it is. I felt bad for her.
After I dropped the boys off at Latin, I took her daughter, Joshua and the teacher's five year old daughter to Braums to play on their inside playset. They had a blast.
I took the kids grocery shopping after Latin. It went very well until we started to go home...then Celeste's daughter got very upset because she couldn't afford a doll at the store...she only had a dollar and it was $8. She was very unreasonable, but it didn't seem right and I kinda figured she was stalling so she wouldn't have to go home! She was having a good time and didn't want it to end! So I felt bad for her, but was kinda happy that she had a good time with me...I gotta do this more often! It wasn't very hard!
When I dropped them off, Celeste looked much less sick...I told her about the situation...I mean, her daughter's face was red and puffy! But I didn't dwell on it. With both the kids standing there, I reported their good behavior and some funny antics. They both looked pretty proud by the time I walked away and Celeste didn't seem upset that her daughter had been crying!
All in all, as Steve says "I'd pat you on the back if your own arm wasn't in the way..." I'm pretty pleased with myself. Celeste is a good friend and it makes me feel good and happy to be able to do something not only for her, but that makes her kids happy as well.
So what are you saying? that I should babysit for Sonya? Maybe in a few years... I require that kids or critters in my care can potty without hands-on assistance.