October 27, 2019

Making memories.....

I was at my son's to watch my grandson for the week during the day while my son worked and my d-in-l is trying to finish her last semester at Penn State.     We had a great week.   We giggled and took walks in the woods and read stories and more.  We went to a Halloween Parade in which my son was in the Honor Guard leading off the parade and that excited Willy for sure to see daddy marching down the road in uniform.

Willy wore his Marshall Costume to the parade.    He made a good puppy.   This boy always has a stick in his had.   When we walked it was his wand that he waved to make the leaves fall from the trees or with a second stick he used as his bow and arrow to 'shot' the monster leaves.   What an imagination.



The fall foliage was beautiful not only on the ride out and back but also there.


We went on a scavenger hunt the first morning which went over so well that we repeated the "hunt" several times that week.   This little guy is so smart. We didn't need the list after the first day, he remembered almost all the things we needed.
   
We made spider webs.   You know a stitcher is going to teach a grandchild how to use a yarn needle to stitch up a spider web.  And that ball of twine used to make spider webs made the all around the furniture legs from the dining room and living room at one point.

We made skeletons out of q-tips.   Damma was a little off on her placement.   They look like they are doing squats.

 Cotton ball ghosts that when not hanging in the window were flying about the house.


 We made eyeballs.   Unfortunately I could find any red food coloring so the bloodshot eyes had black  and orange lines instead.   Willy didn't care.

And a skeleton cake that looks like a "Jason" mask.

A "Hyde and Eek" gingerbread house.

 Love those little hands that helped Damma do some stitches.


Stained glass-like pumpkins for the window.

Monster hands!

 Raking leaves, State College style.



Pumpkin and Frankenstein popsicle 'puppets'
 More Frankensteins.   Mom was impressed that I lacquered them.   No, just extra glue someone added that Damma spread all over the top.
 We went to playgrounds and pumpkin patches and a corn maze and a nature center and wow, Damma sure slept good each night.    
It was a great week helping out and making memories.     

One last vista.....I stopped at the overlook on top of the first mountain.   What a view.  Driving home was a visual joy.   The twists and hairpins turns through the autumnal trees with shear drops down the side of the road was slow going at times but a beauty to behold.  The ride as far as Harrisburg was beautiful as a viewed the mountains ahead that looked like someone took a crayola colored tablecloth and laid it out with intersecting folders to the left and ride and I was navigating through them.   Slowly I was back into civilization with shopping centers and traffic lights and horns beeping.   Ugh.
 Thanks for hanging in there.  
.....keep on stitching.....

7 comments:

  1. Wow you were busy. Just so much fun with the grandkids.

    Diane in TN

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  2. All I can say is the amazing memories you are making for this little boy are just wonderful, let alone all the joy for you. Best Damma ever.
    Shirley

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  3. Willy is too cute.
    Looks like he had the bestest time with his Damma.
    You found some great crafts for him to do.
    Marilyn

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  4. What a lovely week you had Robin....lots of memory making going on there!!

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  5. Robin: Wow what a fun time, he is positively adorable.
    You had some wonderful crafts ready to do, I totally love the skeletons and the Jason cake.

    Catherine

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  6. What great memories you created with your 'boy'! I bet you did sleep well each night. He is lucky to have a Damma like you! The views on your way home are gorgeous.

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