It broke 100 degrees F last Friday, the neighborhood pools are brimming with hot kids, and it's getting dark at 9 pm. This means everybody is out doing something to take advantage of the summer.
My father-in-law and his live-in female companion of many years arrived last Thursday night to spoil his granddaughter N. And she has let herself be spoiled by them with glee. You should see her abusing her grandfather Si, tugging at his wrinkles, showing him all her toys one by one, taking his food. He's in heaven with his granddaughter! He told me all he has left to live for is that granddaughter, that he wakes up and the first thing he does is gives her photograph a kiss.
I took N to a carrousel at the mall with Nana So. I'm so proud of N! She's a brave little girl, hanging on by herself, not getting scared at all; just the opposite, I couldn't get her off. She didn't even want me to hold her back, just in case. I gave her only two rides because I want her to know when enough is enough. Frustration is part of her development. I got some great photos of a tickle session too!
Today she is staying with the grandparents all by herself. I have a feeling they are both going to be very tired by the time I get home. I love it when N spends time with family, since she doesn't get to see them all the time like other kids. We are a very close-knit family, and culturally, we are used to hanging out with family all the time. It is very hard for us to be so far away from our families, even after all these years, and we always get the feeling we are getting cheated of valuable quality time with them. Not to mention we feel we are somehow cheating them of quality time with their granddaughter.
So these two weeks A and I will focus on giving them all the quality time we can with N.
Amen.
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