Babysitting

With the Schoolteacher Daughter and Spouse having a big time in Europe, The Fuzz and His Sweetie had a turn at babysitting the Granddaughter.

The Fuzz says there's nothing like trying to keep up with a young'un to make you feel your age. 

But it is a little reminder of how things used to be.

The Fuzz and His Sweetie were able to relocate to the home for these few days, which was probably an advantage since it was a familiar place.

 In these situations it's nice to have the opportunity for diversions...

And this splash pad  was a handy one.

And there was a playground handy as well.

This little Imp will climb anything!

But it was a good place to hang around.

We won't go into the diaper changes and all that...

Or the fact that you can't take your eyes off her for 5 minutes with out some sort of mischief.

But one of the advantages of Grandparenting is that eventually, you get to go home.

And The Fuzz and His Sweetie were properly relieved from their post.

They were glad to spend a bit of time with one of the younger members of the family- and be helpful at the same time.

But lets just say that they were also glad to be able to get back to the woods!

Fish Pole

The Fuzz and His Sweetie are currently visiting far off places.
They have found, that different people have there own ways of doing things.
Today, as they were walking, they came upon this example of what appears to be a German Fish Pole!
It was not what they were used to at home.

We made it!

We made it!

The Fuzz and His Sweetie are happy to report, that they made it safely to visit that Air Force Daughter.
Here is a view from the bedroom.
Pretty nice.

Friday and More

It's a rainy weekend here in the woods. And, one would suppose, on the road. But The Fuzz and His Sweetie did enjoy another Free Friday with the new work schedule and all.
They wanted to find a place where they could enjoy a small "Second Breakfast" and some coffee. They like to just hang out a bit for some sketching and perhaps a bit of writing.
In an effort to find a new place and a change of scene, they stepped into the local IHOP. As they were seated, and scanned the high priced menu, they realized this was not what they were looking for, and cut a trail out of there.
Their next attempt worked out a little better at Jack In The Box. It seems to be more their speed. The Fuzz's Sweetie even had a "buy one, get one free" coupon that came in the mail! And, they had Kona Coffee! So they did get to enjoy their Friday Coffee Outing after all.
The picture here, has nothing to do with that, of course. This is The Fuzz's Brother, and Family's little home away from home. We were pleased to enjoy a visit from them this weekend. It was a bit wet out here in the woods, but we had a good time, and were glad to see them.