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We can all find the magic of love
Age doesn’t matter
Last weekend my granddaughter came for her first sleepover. My husband and I have been ready for a while but I think my son and his wife needed to be ready. Their first child and all. At the end of the day, I am not sure who had the most fun.
We had the best dinner. Granddad did spaghetti and meatballs, homemade of course with salad and ice cream for dessert. It doesn’t get any better.
The first hurdle was bath time. We raised three short-haired sons so washing hair was just an extension of the body! Not so with a little girl. She has grandma’s fast-growing hair and it is now down to her bottom. I had been given the special shampoo and conditioner and did as I was instructed. I don’t have a blow dryer but she also has Grandma’s fast-drying hair.
Next came a little TV time with some of Granddad’s popcorn. The Paw Patrol wasn’t so bad. The last was getting her teeth brushed and flossed. That was Granddad’s job. When the cousins came over as little ones, they all lined up on the bathroom counter and Uncle Rick did the teeth brushing and flossing. Most of them thought he was a dentist. I didn’t tell them he was just a little OCD!
Then came bedtime.
I was told her bedtime was 7:00 pm. But I had also been told she had been having some…
