On Wednesday, the boys and I went to Great Grandpa's farm. I was helping him figure out some things on his computer, which meant that Grandpa J was left to keep an eye on them. When he became a Grandpa he lost all desire to keep kids in line. Why does that happen?
We had a very busy day on Wednesday. There really wasn't any down time for the boys and they were getting pretty tired by the time that we got there. That was the first big strike against me!
Grandpa J took them down to the lake and then showed them all of the ducks and other animals. They were really excited, and when they came back into the house they were wound up. They were also eating sugary Dots candy by the handful.
Three tired boys + an exciting outing + lots of sugar = chaos
They were being so crazy. I had to keep getting after them while we were all sitting around talking. They wouldn't straighten up, so finally I had to really lay into them. Really who wants to be around wild boys like that? I certainly didn't want to claim them as mine at that point.
When I went back to talking to Grandpa, though, he was laughing! It certainly wasn't what I was expecting. He said that he raised four boys of his own and he knows how they are. My Pop also said that he remembers his mom just throwing her hands up in defeat a lot of times--which is exactly where I find myself at more often than I'd like.
It's always good to be around someone who understands how boys are, even if I don't want my boys to "just be boys" in the crazy, wild sort of way. Certainly not when we're around other people!
