A Day with the Oldest Grandson = Worn Out!

Well it’s the middle of the holiday weekend – the meat day because it is sandwiched between the other two.  We managed to get tanks dumped today.  Love those blue totes!  We also topped off the fresh water tank.  I had planned to do a bunch of chores - cleaning windows, shining the truck a little etc. but my middle son sent me a text saying he was coming out.  That means the oldest grandson, Craig, would join us today.  This young man is hoot.  When he was young he was labeled as ‘slightly autistic’ because he wasn’t talking at some specific level at a certain age.  Some model that “experts” decided all children have to fit in.  What a bunch of crap.  He didn’t talk because he figured out other ways of getting things done – including observing and then fending for himself – but none of that counted because of some paradigm.  Well let me tell you at five years old he doesn’t stop talking!  He is intelligent and articulate.   Craig also makes friends easily.  He will approach any group of kids at any playground and in five minutes he seems to know everything about each of them!  He also can amuse himself should the playground be empty when he gets there.  If I want to participate in what his doing I’m free to join in and if not he is O.K. on his own.

I’ll tell you a day of taking Craig back-and-forth to the playground, play bubbles, and do crafts with Grandma wears you out!  So this is a short post ‘cuz Grandpa needs a nap!!!

Tomorrow is out last day of ‘community service’ and we’ll have a couple of days off and things will get interesting…I think.  A trip to Newport, RI is planned for Tuesday!