GRAND Magazine - August 2009 - 38
Love is messy Hold the mustard By Judyann ackerman Grant A ake Your “T t” Best Sho winner Jillian, granddaughter of Eileen Cunningham, of Plano, Texas. A “Take Your Best Shot” winner of European Playground, a CD from Putumayo Kids . “Do you want your sandwich whole or cut in half?” Bailey asked, pencil poised above the notepad. “Half,” I mumbled absentmindedly. They disappeared down the hall. “I’ll make the salami and bologna,” Bailey decided. “I’ll make Eloise a peanut butter and jelly,” Kaylee said. I tried to concentrate as I heard chairs scrape across the kitchen floor, drawers pulled open, utensils rattling and the refrigerator door open and close. And open and close. And open and close. Not wanting to spoil the surprise, I stayed in the office. About 20 minutes later the girls charged in. “Lunch!” My prized hand-knit afghan, stitches stretched to the breaking point, lay across one end of the living room floor. Heavy dinner plates, adorned with an array of misshapen sandwiches, anchored each corner. Forks, spoons, napkins and opened bags of pretzels and party mix were piled in the middle. I spied what must have been my sandwich. “It’s hard to rip salami,” Bailey said. Without the benefit of a sharp knife, she had torn the salami in half. Thick mustard oozed out every side of the tattered bread. When I saw the mangled mess, complete with O I panicked. Maybe I should have just suggested cheese. Or bologna. ne rainy day my three young granddaughters, Bailey, 5; Kaylee, 4; and Eloise, 2, were dropped off for an impromptu visit. Before I was free to spend time with them, however, I had office work to do. “You’ll need to entertain yourselves for a bit,” I told them. Within a few minutes the girls popped into my office. “Are you done yet?” “No, not yet.” This scene repeated itself several more times until, just before noon, Bailey and Kaylee came in with an offer: “We’re going to make lunch so you can work!” announced in the high pitch that only excited little girls can reach. I agreed, thinking it would buy me a few uninterrupted minutes. “What can we make?” “How about sandwiches?” I suggested, thinking that would be simple enough for their 4- and 5-year-old hands to handle. “There’s salami, bologna, cheese and jelly in the fridge and peanut butter in the cupboard.” Their eyes lit up. They looked at each other. They squealed. I panicked. Maybe I should have just suggested cheese. Or bologna. Bailey grabbed the notepad I keep next to the computer. In true waitress fashion, she scribbled down the lunch orders. Mine was: slomey, chees, musturd, whit bred and watr. 38 GRAND AUGUST 2009 Click and connect to more resources instantly where you see this symbol:
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GRAND Magazine - August 2009
Contents
GRAND Central
You Can Get Anything That You Want
Woodstock '09: Still Rockin'
We Were Stardust: We Were Golden...
Yakety-Yak
Crafty Grands
Ask GRAND
Dual Personalities
The Toy Box
Love Is Messy
Resources
GRAND Finale
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GRAND Magazine - August 2009 - You Can Get Anything That You Want
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GRAND Magazine - August 2009 - Woodstock '09: Still Rockin'
GRAND Magazine - August 2009 - We Were Stardust: We Were Golden...
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GRAND Magazine - August 2009 - Yakety-Yak
GRAND Magazine - August 2009 - 29
GRAND Magazine - August 2009 - Crafty Grands
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GRAND Magazine - August 2009 - Ask GRAND
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GRAND Magazine - August 2009 - Dual Personalities
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GRAND Magazine - August 2009 - The Toy Box
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GRAND Magazine - August 2009 - Love Is Messy
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GRAND Magazine - August 2009 - Resources
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