Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Nanaw saw Taylor lying on the bed on her back with her paws curled up in front of her. It was such a cute pose that Nanaw took a picture. When Nanaw took Chase to school on Tuesday morning, she explained to Mrs. Neff that Chase brought his homework yesterday but it never made it to her. Nanaw turned in the homework and the spa paper. The first graders are going to have a Mother's Day spa on Friday for their moms. At first, Mama said she couldn't go because she had to work. So Chase told her he would be mad if she didn't go so Mama changed her mind. Her boss told Mama to take two hours of community service. Nanaw hopes they take pictures so she can see what went on. Chase says it's going to take place in the gym. After school, Chase and Nanaw went to Dollar Tree looking for a world map for Mama but couldn't find one. Chase insisted on buying a US map for Mama. He also wanted Nanaw to buy a Mother's Day card with a dog on it for him to give to Mama. He wanted some green glass things like his blue glass things so Nanaw bought those also.

Monday, May 6, 2019

Chase wore a short-sleeved shirt and shorts to school on Monday because it was supposed to get really warm, in the 80s. When Nanaw was going to leave to go pick Chase up from school, she had difficulty with her garage door. It crashed down with a loud noise, and then she couldn't get it to open. So she went to one of the neighbor's houses and asked him to help her open the door, and he did. He's the one that has a black cat and a white cat that come to visit Nanaw's cats. So Nanaw asked what the cats' names are, and he said the white cat is Jose and the black cat is Puss-Puss. When Nanaw picked Chase up, she told him they were having an adventure to go to the garage store to make an appointment for a service. Chase said he didn't like adventures and just wanted to go home. Nanaw told him that was because all he wanted to do was go home and play on the laptop but they were going to have an adventure. After they went to the garage store and made the appointment, Chase said, "Well, that wasn't too bad an appointment." Nanaw finally showed Ta Ta to Chase, and he was happy to see his Mama's lovey. Ta Ta is the yellow blanket that Mama slept with when she was a little girl and carried everywhere with her. Poor Ta Ta is full of holes. Chase says Ta Ta and Tee Tee are going to live together and be best friends and that he'll always take care of them. He can be such a sweet, loving little boy.

Sunday, May 5, 2019

Cinco de Mayo is Daddy's birthday and Nanaw went to visit and have grilled hamburgers. Before she went there, she went to Telegraph Road Schnucks and saw some beautiful hydrangea plants. She really liked the blue ones so she took a picture and texted it to Mama, saying she would like that for Mother's Day. Mama said yes. Nanaw gave Daddy money and red licorice, and he was happy about that. Daddy took Grandma Pat to Walmart on Sunday afternoon, and she bought metal rotating flowers, one for Mama and one for Nanaw. Nanaw took a picture of the baseball glove Chase gave Daddy for his birthday, along with Chase's glove right next to it. Chase, Mama, Daddy and Nanaw watched funny shows on TV for awhile after dinner, and then after that, they went outside. Chase and Daddy played hockey with the net that has a huge hockey player on it. Mama said Sam barked and barked at the guy, thinking it was a real person. Very funny. Next, Chase and Daddy played soccer just before Nanaw left.

Saturday, May 4, 2019

Nanaw went to visit Chase on Saturday morning and stayed a long time. She had decided not to go out to the little house because she still didn't feel well. She and Chase did two of the pages in his addition workbook and read some of the Chicken Squad book. Then they went downstairs so Chase could show Nanaw the carnival that he and Mama built last night. Chase and Nanaw played the carnival games and had a great time. Then they played a hockey game on the X-box, and that was fun, too. In the afternoon, Chase, Mama and Daddy went to Jackson S.'s birthday party at Midwest Twisters, a Ninja place where they played Ninja Warriors. They had a cookie cake from Sam's, which Mama and Chase said was really good. After Midwest Twisters, Chase says they went back to Jackson's house for the "after party," which Chase says was really fun. Mama sent Nanaw a picture of Chase holding a big stuffed dog that was really cute.

Friday, May 3, 2019

Chase brought a huge amount of stuffed "amamals" with him on Friday morning. Nanaw hadn't been feeling too well during the night but she was able to take Chase to school in the morning. However, she had to have Mama pick him up from school. Fortunately, Mama was working at home on Friday and was able to pick Chase up easily and have him play while she finished working. When Mama was done, she and Chase came over to Nanaw's house to pick up Chase's stuffed "amamals." He told Mama and Nanaw all about the carnival they'd had at school Friday afternoon, as the conclusion to Builders' Week. Chase said he bought popcorn and soda and played lots of games, including ring toss. Mama suggested that they make a carnival when they got home, and Chase liked that idea. Mama said that Daddy had taken Grandma Pat to the doctor out in Wentzville and that they wouldn't be home for awhile. Mama had errands to run: Dick's for a baseball glove for Daddy's birthday, Dollar Tree for cards and wrapping paper and something for dinner. She asked Chase what he wanted and he said Pizza Hut. So Mama said they would go pick up pizza there and eat at home because Pizza doesn't have a place to eat inside. In the evening, Nanaw texted Mama asking her to send a picture of Chase because Nanaw forgot to take any. So Mama sent a picture of Chase with a rally towel Mama bought at Dick's and a picture of him playing at their carnival downstairs.

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Chase was finally well on Thursday morning and able to go to school -- Yay! Chase, Mama and Nanaw were very happy about that. Today was dress like a celebrity day in Builders' Week, and Chase wore his Yadi jersey -- very cool. Mrs. Neff was happy to see Chase back at school. The seating at tables got switched around, and Chase wasn’t too happy about his new table. Nanaw told Mrs. Neff she had to take Mama to the doctor and wouldn’t be able to volunteer Thursday morning. Mama and Nanaw went to St. Mary's and stayed there until about 12:30. Mama is fine. On the way home, they stopped at White Castle because Mama hadn't anything to eat since Tuesday night. She bought onion rings for Nanaw. Nanaw stayed at Chase's house when she took Mama home because the cleaning lady was at her house. Mama took a nap, and it was raining when Nanaw went to pick up Chase so she took the Paw Patrol umbrella. Chase told Nanaw he got the sucker for star behavior today, and he was very happy about it. On the way home, after telling Nanaw about some of the things he did at school, Chase said, "I don't tell you the bad things." And Nanaw asked, "What bad things?" And Chase told her about getting into trouble with some of the boys. When they got to Chase's house, Chase told Nanaw he was going to go kiss Mama, who was napping in her bedroom, and he did. Chase and Nanaw sat on the love seat and played on their tablet and iPad for awhile. Then Chase went downstairs to play hockey, and Nanaw went home.

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Poor bug! Still sick and unable to go to school. That makes four days of school that he missed. He played Roblox games on the laptop and watched hockey videos for awhile. Nanaw wanted to identify one of the songs that played on a hockey game, so she downloaded an app that identifies music . But by the time she got the app ready to go, Chase had moved on to another game so she couldn't try to figure what the music was. Chase said he couldn’t go back to the music but Nanaw didn't know whether he meant he was unable to do it or that he didn’t want to do it. Chase just doesn’t seem like himself. He's tired and listless and quiet and not in a good mood. If he doesn't go to school tomorrow, he'll stay at his house with Grandma Pat. Nanaw is taking Mama to St. Mary's for her colonoscopy. After Nanaw took Chase home, she saw neighbor Dan outside with his two grandsons, and she went over to visit with them. The oldest, Danny, seemed to like Nanaw, and Dan said that was unusual for Danny because he's shy and reserved. So Nanaw was happy to make a friend.