Week 24

I arrived here on Tuesday, March 3, so today begins week 24 of my adventure with a baby.  Not just any baby, of course, but my very special first granddaughter, made even more special (if such a thing is possible) when her parents gave her my name as her middle name.  

Today is very windy and cloudy; I wonder if a monsoon is on its way.  Better today than Thursday.  Why?  Because we are preparing for three weeks in Alameda.  So laundry must be done, planning for clothes and toys for e, getting food and meds for the cat and dog (who will stay with K's mom), emptying the refrigerator of things that might spoil, etc.  E has lists.  The current plan is to leave Thursday afternoon, taking me to the airport on the way out of town.  So we don't want a storm that day.

This past Saturday I bought a few things for e, to help both of us adjust to a different play area.  We want to rearrange the guest room a bit, having seen the need to after E and K's visit in May.  And I'm looking forward to grocery shopping, believe it or not.  I cook differently than Randy does when he is on his own and need to stock up for four adults and infant.  My dad and his wife plan to arrive next week to meet the baby, so lots of new things for her to experience.

Thunder!