Ask yourself. What would you rather do? Stew over 55 days remaining until Election Day in the US on November 5th., worry over wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, angst over California wildfires and Hurricane Francine, watch a Davis Cup tennis match between Spain and Czechia, write a blog post – OR would you rather play hooky with your 2-year-old granddaughter Molly and go to the zoo?!
Molly and her Neena play in the best and biggest sand box
I’m gonna catch you, Neena!
Neena, you not a dinosaur!
Neena and Molly take a breather after their wild escapades together
Meanwhile, Naynay and Molly play a different game on the wide open spaces of grass at the zoo playground.
I can do it by myself
Naynay, don’t touch
be careful, Naynay
just before a gigantic fall
Huge kudos to Pretty for service above and beyond during our zoo trip for carrying Molly all afternoon from one fun exhibit to another because Molly (who weighs 33 pounds) refused to walk for some strange reason known only to herself, asking for a stroller instead when we entered at the back gate. Pretty’s arthritic knee was killing her, but she soldiered on. I played the old age card whenever Molly reached for me, but Pretty and I both bemoaned not being able to find a stroller at the back entrance of the zoo when we came in.
On the way out of the zoo while Pretty went to get the car to come pick up Molly and me, Molly flew to sit down in a stroller she must have spotted when we came in and was trying to tell us about it. Sigh. Double sigh.
We also forgot to take water, apple juice, snacks, and anything else of importance. We had focused entirely on remembering our zoo membership card which was evidently our collective brains’ capacity.
Let the good times roll. Happy National Grandparents Day!
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10 responses to “Hey, Molly – Hey, what? Wanna play hooky?”
MOL… playing hooky with your grandpawrents is the best choice effurr😺😺Molly is a lucky girl😸😸Double Pawkisses for a Happy Week ahead🐾😽💞
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Hand shoots up from the back of class: the zoo!!!!!!!
Hah, this was so funny about the stroller and forgetting everything for Molly! But I do feel for T because 33 pounds is a LOAD. I am struggling with Hudson at 19 pounds.
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Your little baby boy is growing up as fast as our little girls – they fly by!! What percentile is he in for height and weight?? I pity you having to carry the little fellow around!!! T had an MRI today on one of the knees…I wonder why?? Be careful.
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Do you have the report yet on T’s knee? I had one night of very little pain and was so hopeful, and after I had the baby in my arms for less than ten minutes, the pain was back. So, yeah, gee, I wonder why!
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We got the report back today – T has torn medial meniscus as well as fraying of the lateral meniscus. Her doctor has referred her to an orthopedist, and now she’s waiting for a call from that office to take her MRI results to them. I don’t know how she’s even been crazy enough to be walking around, much less lifting furniture, babies, etc. Good grief. I will keep you posted!
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Thanks for the report on your cats! Glad you still have them, but I know how hard it is to run cat hospice…bless your heart.
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Ah, thanks, Sheila. It is hard.
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Just know your struggles are shared by your friend in South Carolina. Bless your heart.
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Oh Molly, why as grown ups so slow to work things out 😀 Hope knees have recovered and time spend at the zoo took your minds off the craziness around us.
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Sometimes I think these little girls preserve our sanity with their unfiltered comments!! Doctor is scheduling MRI for Pretty’s knee…carrying Molly around the zoo wasn’t the best plan we’ve ever had!!
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