I am so grateful that the DNC convention is over. With both my daughter and son-in-law being CPD, they had to work 12-hour days, I was on granny duty overtime. Three grandchildren wanting three different things for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Plus all the idiosyncrasies that go with it.
I tried to pull the “I’m the granny in charge” stunt one morning. I wanted French toast. One wanted waffles and the other wanted pancakes. I was prepared to be the ultimate dictator and have everybody eat French toast, except there wasn’t any cinnamon in the house. I have to have cinnamon in my French toast batter. So we all decided on waffles.
My daughter has a miniature waffle maker that makes 4-inch waffles. Those small waffles are the perfect size to feed children. If they want more, I could make them a second one. And there was no waste if they couldn’t eat the entire thing.
One wants butter on their waffle while the other wants the waffle cut into perfect little squares. I did get an overload of “That’s not how mommy does it,” which gave me the opportunity to do a lot of deep breathing and biting my tongue.
We made homemade personal size pizzas for dinner one day. The two older grandchildren were able to build their own pizza. One likes mushrooms on her pizza. The other just wants sauce and cheese with a few pieces of pepperoni sprinkled on top. Both of the older grandchildren speak for their 2-year-old brother and determine everything that he gets. I’m so grateful he’s not as verbal as his siblings.
I still love to cook. So to help out even further, I’d fixed dinner every night. My 8-year-old granddaughter is learning to cook. She’s been watching a lot of TikTok videos and wants to try making tomato soup using homegrown tomatoes.
My grandson is the French fry king. I made a huge batch of French fries and he ate every one. My daughter later informed me that she normally fixes him that whole bowl for himself and then has to do a separate batch for everybody else!
I may fuss about it, but I truly did enjoy being around the grandkids for such an extended period.
And the best part about being on granny duty is when it’s over!