1. You should never give a child something that could be used as a cup (silly putty egg) and a bottle of Sprite.
2. You should never give a child a ink pad and stamps thinking that they will not get ink all over the back seat of your car and all over their clothes and body!
3. You should never give a child so many snacks that they want to try them all and in the process dump loads of chips and crackers on your floor, and when they get out of the car crunch them into your carpeted floor.
I did have a good time with Jakob. He is a very sweet kid. It was unbelievable when we went to a restaurant. All he could think about was the game we passed on the way in where you pay 50 cents to try to grab a stuffed animal. We all told him that nobody ever wins those things and that there was no way he would get one. He couldn't eat his food, and he didn't want any of the special birthday cake that my sister made for him. He just wanted to play that silly game. His mom gave in and on the way out put 50 cents in for him. He moved the thing around and the grabber went down and came up empty. We all told him that we expected he wouldn't win and that it was really hard to win that game. The game gives you two chances to win, so Jakob moved the control around again and the grabber dropped. It picked up a pink chipmunk. We all held our breath and thought it would fall. The arm slowly moved and dropped the stuffed animal in the winners square. We were all so shocked, we couldn't speak. Then Jakob jumped up and down, "I got it! I got it! You guys said I wouldn't be able to get it, and I got it!"
We congratulated him, and were all happy for him. Then the sweet little Jakob gave the pink stuffed animal to Grace. It was such a nice gesture. Grace was happy, and Jakob was ecstatic! That was a lot of fun.
On Monday night I got the chance to have dinner with my friend Amy's (passed away in April 2001) mother. It was a really nice visit, and it brought back a lot of old memories.
I spent lots of time with my sister and my niece Grace, and it was wonderful. It was a great break from work, and I am glad to be back even if I am broke!
