worth the wait

Hi, Charise here. What I hope this blog can become is just some fun "journal entries" about Grandma and Grandpa Bodell, and possibly even our cousins. I want my boys to know the day to day wonderfulness of being with them. Not just the big stories, but the regular everyday stuff also. This past month I have thought so many times... Oh I want to blog that!!! So here it goes. These are from the past hour.

Bragging about Grandma...
I am learning that if I ask and then wait, Grandma will answer my questions about 50% of the time. And usually the answers are WORTH THE WAIT!!!

I had just finished helping grandma with the bathroom...
To take her mind off the standing up (she moans and gripes during this part.) I had her sing every other line to working on the railroad. I sing a line, and then she sings a line. She did perfect, by the way. So we had spent a few minutes singing, and apparently she was sick of singing with me. I took her into the dining room and said:
Me: Grandma, I just made chocolate chip cookies. Do you want a cookie or do you want to sing a song.

She just gave me a dirty look.

So I asked again, slower and louder.... Grandma, I just made chocolate chip cookies. Do you want a cookie or do you want to sing a song.

I waited about 30 seconds, and then I asked a third time. Clearly, and enunciating as much as I could... "Grandma, I just made chocolate chip cookies. Do you want a cookie or do you want to sing a song."

She proceeded to stick out her tongue. I figured she just needed to spit, but I thought I'd tease her about it. "Grandma... are you trying to stick your tongue out at me?" (Certain the answer was no.) She slanted her eyebrows at me and said very LOUDLY and CLEARLY (mocking me I am now certain!) I'M NOT TRYING, I AM DOING IT! And then she totally did it again!!!!

Hilarious!!!

I gave her and Cole lollipops to eat and I sang Good Ship Lollipop and asked grandma if she wanted to join in. Grandma said, "Well I don't remember all of it, but... On the good ship, lollipop. It's a sweet trip to the candy shop. Where bon-bons play..." then she smiled at us like she was the princess of the stage. Oh she is so cute and I love her so much!!!

She feel asleep in her wheelchair while eating her lollipop, and after about 10 minutes I said, "Grandma you are going to drop your lollipop!" She woke up just like she used to and it was as if she was in the middle of a conversation, and she picked right up where she left off. She looked right at Cole, engaging him in the conversation and said loudly, "Do you like coming to my house to sleep? Next time you come we will play together and you can sleep over all night. Would you like to come again?" Cole said, YES!!! When she is alert, she is so alert! She can put thoughts and sentences together so well.