I picked my grandsons up at school yesterday and had a very enjoyable afternoon and evening with them. Brought them home and as is the rule at Aunt Connie/Granny's, you do your homework the first thing when you get home. We left my house at about 4:30 to go meet one of the sisters and then go see Mama. (Now go see Mama is the right term because there is no going to visit Mama) The plan was go see Mama then go eat supper. We were going to a pizza buffet place that has a little game room. I did not tell them where we were going and before we left I filled my pocket with quarters. As these boys get older it really is awesome to sit back and watch the different personalities develop. Thing 2 had went with me the last time that I went to see her and he told her before he left that the next time we came he would bring his brother with him. This child really is just a gentle soul. He is very comfortable in the nursing home environment. Thing 1 used to be but as he is getting older, not so much anymore. I can understand and appreciate this. We walk into Mama's room and Thing 2 walks up to her and hugs her then tells her, "Tristan is here, Mamaw, I told you I would bring him and I don't fib". A little bit later the lady across the hall who is 100 years old rolled over to the door and he goes to hug her just like he did the last time. Both boys visited with her and when she became upset, (another story) they both hugged and loved on her till she forgot what she was upset about. (As a side note this child is 6 years old and when we left he told her that the next time he came he would bring his Mama and Daddy.)
We left and went to the pizza place and after they ate I divided the quarters between them. It was about $5.00 each. Thing 1 wins a stuffed animal in the 'grabber' machine and brings it to show it to me. Let me stop here and share a couple more incidents with this child. He is a wheeler dealer. Always looking to put a deal together. He got in my truck one Sun. morning for church and was showing me a bracelet he had made of paracord. I asked him how much he was going to sell it for. He replied, $6.00 but you can have it for $3.00. WTH?! And no I did not buy it, told him to sell it to somebody else that he could get the 6 for. About a month ago he had some stickers in church that he put on a sheet of paper, priced them, and came up with he had $14.00 worth of stickers. After much haggling I paid him $3.00 for them. I even heard the words out of his mouth $5.00 and we will split the difference. At that point I told him his Uncle Gerald would be so proud. Now this kid has made $3.00 on something that he had absolutely NOTHING invested in because I gave him the sheet of paper to put them on. Let me correct that, he had about 5 minutes of time in it. Which brings me to last night. He shows me this stuffed animal and tells me, I kid you not, "Look what I got Granny, you can have it for a dollar." I told him that I had just give him about $5.00 to win the blooming thing with there was no way that I was going to invest another dollar in something that I already had 5 in. Followed by again, 'Your Uncle Gerald would be so proud.' Suggested to him that he give it to his Mama for Valentine's Day. He took it home and did just that. On the way home he tells me that he is going to work with me when he gets older, not in insurance, not in the store, but he is going to help me sell horse stuff. I think he might have a future. His Uncle Gerald would be so proud!
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