A Day in the Life of Grandma and a New Look

What better way to launch the new look of Empty Nest than with a bit of grandparenting humor?

Let me just say right now that I do love Baby M to pieces. But this taking care of grandloves during the day is going to take some getting used to. Some of y'all knew this was coming, didn't you? Yes, it's true. There really IS a reason God gives babies to young people.

Lord help me when she becomes mobile. After our first hour and a half, I thought the whole day had passed and it was time for her mother to come pick her up.


Here's a portion of our first full-time day together.

7:44: Lovely 3 and Baby M arrive.
7:45: Lovely 3 tells me she forgot the bottles.
7:46: Lovely 1 who nannies two babies gets us a bottle from one of the moms. I have formula.Crisis averted.
8:05: Lovely 3 leaves for her first day back at work full time.
8:13: Baby M wants a bottle.
8: 30ish: We read, THE LITTLE HOUSE, have floor time, have 'Grandma steals all the kisses time'
9:00: We read the rest of THE LITTLE HOUSE just so Grandma can try to finish it without tearing up ( I love that book), and crib time.
9:35: Baby M falls asleep while cooing to her mobile and listening to classical music.
9;36: Grandma thinks it's not good that Baby M fell asleep since her mother will be here any minute to pick her up.
9:36 1/2: Grandma goes into shock that Baby M has been here less than 2 hours.
9:37: Grandma makes egg sammies because Lovely 1 was hungry.
9:55: Lovely 1 walks her charges down here to pick up sammie and coffee.
10:05ish: Baby M wakes up and her dad stops by with the bottles.
10:15: Grandma and Baby M rock and read, ALL I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM A LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK.
10:30: Baby M wants a little bit of a bottle and falls asleep.
10:48: Grandma tries a couple bites of her cold egg sammie and suddenly realizes why she was more slender when the lovelies were growing up and wonders if, perhaps, grandparenting is good for dieting?
11:00ish: Grandmas sings a little song she made up entitled: "Where is your sweet mama, shouldn't she be coming to pick you up soon?" Y'all can probably guess the remaining lyrics.

Y'all. That did not even get us to lunch and I STILL hadn't gotten a chance to eat that egg sammie. Let's face it, they are not that delicious cold.

No, I'm not going to change anything. I love and appreciate being able to keep Baby M every day. It's such a privilege. There are TONS of sacrifices that I had no idea were coming my way but, I should have. I made many of the same sacrifices to stay home with the lovelies and it was worth it. This is as well because this:

After all, with me, it's all about my kids and grandkids. :)

What makes y'all feel your age?

And now, tell me your HONEST opinion of the new look of Empty Nest. I really wanted something happier to reflect the happy mood that being a grandmother brings. Did it work? Was it a mistake? 

I think Lori at Imagination Designs did a fantastic job considering she had to put up with me and my indecisiveness. Not to mention my fear of change. 

Anyway, honest comments, pretty please! 

Peace, Peeps!