Monday, September 30, 2019

Monday, September 30, 2019

When Nanaw picked Chase up on Monday morning, Mama showed her the comfy bed she fixed for Sam in Chase's room. Chase decided to try out Sam's bed so he lay down in it -- Nanaw took a picture of him, of course. Chase was excited about turning his Young Authors' story in today. He wrote about the Smoky Mountains and made up a story that was part fact and part fiction -- very wonderful. Chase was also excited in the afternoon after school about the arrival of his second Dog Man book. He got the package off the front porch and ran to Nanaw to have her open it. He sat on the couch and read the whole thing to himself. NEXT, Chase and Nanaw went through her cats' toys so they could pick some out for Tyler. Chase put a bunch of toys on the floor and lay down with them, pretending he was a cat -- so Nanaw took a picture of him being a cat. On the way to Chase's house, Nanaw told Chase Mama wouldn't be at home when they got there because she was picking up her ring. Then Chase said, "I love Mama." He's such a dear, sweet boy.



Saturday, September 28, 2019

Saturday, September 28, 2019

On Saturday afternoon, Nanaw had her high school reunion out at the Old Hickory Country Club in St. Peters. (On Friday, Nanaw took a reconnaissance trip out there and got well and truly lost in St. Charles. She took highway 94 east instead of highway 94 west. But it all worked out well because Nanaw figured out a shorter way to go.) Nanaw's big excitement of the day was that in the evening, Chase was coming for a sleepover. On Friday at Chase's insistence, Nanaw ordered the Dog Man book from Amazon, and it was there waiting for Chase when he got to Nanaw's house. He was so excited about it. He read it right away and then read parts of it out loud to Nanaw. For dinner, Chase and Nanaw had pot roast with carrots and potatoes. Chase ate an amazing amount of pot roast (and so did Nanaw). Chase is writing his own Dog Man comic book, and he worked on that for awhile. Chase and Nanaw also played with Legos on the kitchen counter and made a three room house for his Roblox guys -- great fun! In the evening, Chase watched Odd Squad movies on PBS. Nanaw kept Chase up till 11 p.m.-- bad Nanaw.

Friday, September 27, 2019

Friday, September 27, 2019

On Friday morning at Nanaw's house before school, Chase played with his kinetic sand again. He also played with it for awhile after school. Nanaw is happy about this because it means he's not playing Roblox on the computer. Nanaw was worried about Chase being on the computer so much. In the evening, Chase and Nanaw had a major adventure with Mama and Daddy. They all went to the Cardinals / Cubs baseball game. They got a free drink and a free soda with their tickets. Chase also got a pretzel, something he'd been talking about all day. The Cardinals lost the ballgame but the Brewers lost also, so the standings remained the same. Everybody had a good time. The weather had cooled down, and there was a nice breeze. Downtown was beautiful with all the buildings lit up. So it was a wonderful adventure.


Thursday, September 26, 2019

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Exciting adventure for Nanaw Thursday morning -- celebrating Grandparents Day at Chase's school. The program was to take Chase to his classroom for attendance and lunch count and then to go to the church for mass. Both of Brady's and Emma's grandmas were there, and Chase and Nanaw sat with them. Chase was interested in the fact that Nanaw didn't do the Catholic things, and later he asked Nanaw if her church did communion. Nanaw explained that some churches do communion and some don't and hers doesn't. But all churches believe in God and Jesus. It was really interesting for Nanaw to see how much Chase has learned about his religion. At one point, he told Nanaw to stop singing because she has a squeaky voice. LOL. There were cookies and milk in the hall for the students and grandparents. Nanaw and Chase were going to go on a tour of the gym and cafeteria with Brady and Emma and their grandmas but Chase didn't want to go because it was extremely crowded. He doesn't like crowds at all. He cried and wanted to go back to his classroom so Nanaw took him back. Brady's grandma took a picture of Chase and Nanaw and one of Brady with them. In the afternoon, Chase played outside in the water. He tried out all the settings on the sprayer for the hose.



Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Once again, Chase played with his kinetic sand in the morning before school. He does love his kinetic sand. And he played with it again when he and Nanaw got home from the after-school pickup adventure. Chase and Nanaw played with the kinetic sand at the kitchen counter. They made food again -- onion soup like Mama made and a castle cake. Then Chase wanted to go out side and play in the water and his wading pool but it was almost time to watch Arthur, his new favorite TV program. So Nanaw promised Chase that they would play in the water right when they got home from school on Thursday. Nanaw excited about Grandparents' Day tomorrow at Chase's school tomorrow. Nanaw will sit with Chase at mass and then visit his classroom. When Nanaw took Chase home, he asked who the red car in front of his house belonged to. Nanaw told him that his Uncle Tim was visiting. Chase was very cute with his Uncle Tim, being funny and showing off.




Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

On Tuesday afternoon, Mama sent a picture of her holding a puppy from the APA. The APA visited Wells Fargo for United Way week. Chase said somebody should adopt the puppy. When Chase got home from school, he wanted to play outside with the pool. Nanaw said it was too cool but maybe it would warm up later in the week, and she would get the pool out then. Chase and Nanaw played at the kitchen counter with the kinetic sand. They made lots of food and a castle and all kinds of pretend toys. All of a sudden, Chase shouted, "I lost a tooth!" He had a tooth in his hand; it was one of his lower front teeth. Nanaw put it in a plastic bag so he could take it home and put it in his tooth monster for the tooth fairy. Nanaw took of a picture of Chase's mouth with the missing tooth and sent it to Mama. She wrote back, "Hockey player!" Chase watched Arthur in his room and snuggled under the comforter on his futon with Tee Tee and Berry -- very cute.






Monday, September 23, 2019

Monday, September 23, 2019

On Monday morning, Nanaw got out the kinetic sand for Chase to play with before school. He told Nanaw that he wanted to go to Suson Park after school so he could play on the Ninja Warrior things. When Nanaw picked Chase up from school, he said he had to go to Nanaw's house before Suson Park before going to Suson. But when they got home, Chase looked a the kinetic sand on the kitchen counter and changed his mind about going to Suson Park. He said he wanted to stay at Nanaw's house and play with the kinetic sand. And that's what he did. Then, at 3:40, Chase said he'd changed his mind again and wanted to go to Suson Park. And that's what they did. When they got there, Chase said it was too crowded, and he wanted to go home. But Nanaw ignored him and said they were going to the park. He ended up having a really good time. He made friends with an older boy and girl and a younger boy. The older boy and girl were sitting on top of the rock wall. Chase climbed up half way, and Nanaw could tell that he wanted to climb to the top. When the older boy and girl left the park, Chase climbed to the top of the rock wall and Nanaw took a picture of him. In the evening, Nanaw had dinner with Pawpaw in the cemetery for his 80th birthday.
 





 

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Nanaw went to visit Chase on Sunday evening when she got back from the little house. He was very excited about his Thanos costume and tried it on to show Nanaw. Then he wanted to play superheros with Daddy and Nanaw. He got out the captain America shield and mask for Daddy. Nanaw wore the Spiderman mask and a monster glove. They had a good time for a few minutes. Mama said they went back to Home Depot today and bought the firepit and the Jack Skellington. Mama was fixing onion soup for dinner so Nanaw invited herself. It was the best onion soup Mama has ever made, according to Nanaw and Daddy. After dinner, Chase and Nanaw played with Chase's Hot Wheels on the kitchen table. It was great fun, as they got out the cars they liked and then they chose their favorite cars. Next, Mama read Chase's Young Author's story. It was totally wonderful. It was about the trip to the Smokey Mountains, the Curious Bear cabin, and mini golf. It also combined losing a tooth and being visited by the Tooth Fairy. Mama is going to type it up and have Chase edit it.


Saturday, September 21, 2019

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Nanaw went to visit Chase on Saturday morning. Mama said they had Domino's pizza for dinner last night. Nanaw took a picture of Chase's missing tooth. They played in the living room for awhile with his bag of selected stuffed animals. He was pretending that the Gascar chair was their house. Then he wanted to go downstairs and play with his little kitchen. He got his play food out of his room, and Nanaw carried his stuffed animals downstairs. Chase's little kitchen was in back of the sofa, and it was cute to see him getting it out. Chase and Nanaw took turns cooking for the stuffed animals, and they had lots of fun pretending. Nanaw had to leave early because Charter was coming to fix On Demand for her. Mama said they went to Spirit Halloween, a store where Toys R Us used to be. Mama bought a Halloween decoration to hang on the wall. And big news! Chase selected his Halloween costume. It's Thanos, one of the bad guys from the Avengers. Mama said they also went to Home Depot to look at fire pits but didn't buy one then. She saw a singing Jack Skellington there but didn't buy it then. For dinner, they went to Hooters, and Chase had a quesadilla.






Friday, September 20, 2019

Friday, September 20, 2019

When Chase got to Nanaw's house on Friday morning, he played with his Hot Wheels and Cars cars again. He only had a half day of school on Friday; they got out at 11:20 a.m. Nanaw told Chase about their adventure for the afternoon: They were going to the Magic House to see a members preview of the Thomas display. When they got home, Chase showed Nanaw a picture he'd drawn during free draw at school of Mama, Daddy, Chase, Nanaw and the two dogs. He forgot Tyler so he added him in at Nanaw's house. Nanaw made a copy for herself. Next, Nanaw fixed Chase's lunch and watched her soap opera, and then they went to the Magic House. Their first stop was the science lab where Chase discovered a new science experiment to do: putting corn starch and water together to make a blobby paste that formed a solid and then trickled down. Chase was very excited about that. Next, they went to the Thomas display. Chase was also excited about that. He played on the huge train table for a long time. He found two really cool aquarium train cars that light up -- awesome. After the Thomas display, Chase and Nanaw went out into the garden, where Chase waded in the stream. On the way out, they stopped to see the ball display. When they got home, Chase and Nanaw did the corn starch experiment, much to Chase's delight. He loves his experiments!









Thursday, September 19, 2019

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Chase took his lunch today because the school was having chicken-fried steak, which Chase has never tried but has decided he doesn't like. Nanaw took the fat pencils to school to sharpen them but Chase said she couldn't use the pencil sharpener in the hall because it wasn't legal. He said she could use the pencil sharpener in Mrs. Meyer's classroom but she would have to ask Mrs. Meyer's permission. So Nanaw asked Mrs. Meyer's permission to use the pencil sharpener, telling Mrs. Meyer that Chase is really into legal and illegal. Mrs. Meyer laughed. When Nanaw picked Chase up, he said he wanted to go outside to play. Nanaw said it was too hot outside, and Chase didn't like that. He told Nanaw that if she wouldn't play with him outside, he would destroy her computer. Nanaw was surprised and unhappy at Chase saying that. But eventually things got better. Chase played at the kitchen counter with his Roblox figures, Hot Wheels and Cars cars. He said he wanted to play with them again tomorrow morning before school and then after they got home from the Magic House in the afternoon. So everything was okay.