Adventures young and old.

I volunteered to help watch six kids on Friday night for a Parents’ night out. I packed well. Sheets for sofa forts, bubbles for the playground, popcorn popper with fancy popcorn, tent, all my Thomas the Tank engine toys, and all the socks in the house for a sock fight.

I showed up and there were not six kids, there were NINE kids which was pretty much our capacity as two of the kids were under two and not potty trained. It was a gorgeous day and the bubble was a big hit – we stayed outside as long as we could, maybe heading in at about 7 pm. I made sure to get the big bubble wand to make enormous bubbles. I helped with the kids from 5-8 pm, but by happenstance, the little little kids were picked up at 7:30 which left 4 of the oldest kids and 30 minutes for me to implement the sock fight which was a big hit and a great way to end the night and, really, fifteen minutes of sock fighting was enough time as we somewhat devolved into some light sibling squabbling. I think I amused the parents at pick up a lot too, which I enjoy – I like being the fun babysitter. HAHAHA. I also like big bubbles and sock fights and it’s not everyday I get a chance to do those things.

Saturday night, we went to Fairfax to see Deb. She declined Edda’s birthday party a few months ago and so I reached out for a chance to see her. I knew she was looking to move into a continuing care complex, but I thought she moved to the Montgomery Mall area, but it turns out she moved to Fairfax! It was a really new one, just opened in 2024 and it was fun to go and see her and eat in the dining hall. This is one run by the same company that runs Gene and Bette’s housing. Deb has lived on her own for a long time in a house that was hard for her to manage and so it was so nice to see Deb making lots of friends and saying hello left and right in her new place. So social! The apartment was lovely and we had a great time! It’s nice to be around young people and old people to keep it diverse, all within 24 hours.