Lainie and Ian are best friends and inseparable whenever they are together - when they aren't fighting over things only they understand. Because they spend so much time together (I watch the four grandchildren almost everyday while their parents work), they are more like brother/sister and act like twins; they spend most of their time dreaming up "stories" that they act out to each other with their favorite toys - kitty (a small stuffed kitty), a plastic snake, turtle, my little ponies from BuckDonald's, and a plastic dinosaur puppet. Oh, the gems that one can hear from them while they are creating stories! But if they catch you listening, whoever is telling the story will stop and tell you to please leave before they continue on with their story to their eager listener! They also say things that just make me chuckle.....
For instance, today was Lainie's graduation from pre-school and Papa and I took the boys to it - Perry and Rianna took the day off so that they could be there, so they met us at the school. Later on, we all went to a celebratory lunch at Pizza Ranch. Perry and Rianna have a rule that Lainie at least needs to "try" new food before deciding that she doesn't like it. Perry was trying to convince Lainie to try one of the dessert breadsticks, to which Lainie stated, "But I tried that Lasterday!"
Later on, Papa was complaining about the cold rain as we drove him from the restaurant.
Bob: I hate this cold rain!"
Ian: Don't worry Papa. It's just the clouds clying (crying) cause they are afraid of the thunder!"
Ian and I were talking about the possibility of Lainie coming to his house tomorrow.
Ian: I want Lainie to come to my house a big bit.
Me: (Not sure what he had said)....What?
Ian: Not a little bit.....a big bit!
Reminds me of my second oldest child, my daughter Holland. When she was about the same age as my two oldest grandchildren, she would tell us, "I'll be back in a couple of whiles!"
