Hi Everyone:
We had a great time getting together with everyone while Chris and Lisa's family were here. Thanks for taking time to be together. I thought you'd all like a few classic kid quotes:
• Jaimee’s Love. I came downstairs and it was strangely quiet as everyone was watching TV. There was Jaimee sitting on the sofa holding hands with Preston. She said, “Preston and I are in love”. Later she told us that she can’t marry Preston but has decided to marry another boy named Paul who is “so cute”.
• Matthew the Magnificent. Matthew and I have been playing various games such as Settlers, Stratego, Castle Risk and Monopoly. I make sure Matthew wins and then tell him how smart he is. He told me, “I win because I am the best. I have a great strategy. Do you want to know what it is?”
• Allysa and Grandpa Improvement. Allysa said a good one the night before I flew out of Texas. I was in her room at night telling her that I thought she would have a wonderful school year coming up, she would learn a lot and make a lot of friends. She asked me why I didn’t go to school. I told her I was an old piece of hud and already went to school. She said to me, “You could go back to school to learn to be a better Grandpa”. Well, there you have it. I should go back to “better Grandpa school”.
• Spencer’s Rules. Seven of the grandchildren were playing downstairs with me tearing up the basement. Spencer stood like a general on the battlefield and said, “Stop. Listen to me! These are the rules: 1. No hitting; 2. No jumping on the sofa; 3. No saying bathroom words”, etc. (I can’t remember them all…)
