Then...It Was Bailey's Turn...

On the red Buick sped to pick up Bailey. I popped Kellie a text to let her know we were on our way.  Bailey and her friend Sophie were hiding from us when we got there. Silly girls. We gathered up Bailey and she joined Papa in the car for the ride home. 

After dropping Papa at his home (He was a little tired from all the running. He is more used to our leisurely rides in the countryside, not rushing up and down Interstates.), I had a text from Claude that he was at Frank Shoop...again...

Claude had a morning meeting. He then went to Frank Shoop to get his Jeep. They brought it to him and he parked it in their parking area while he took the rental car back to Enterprise. He checked the head lights and they were definitely off.  A new battery had been added but the key switch part had not come in and so it had not been replaced. Claude returned the rental car and the rental company brought him back to Frank Shoop to pick up his Jeep. He got in, turned the key, and the Jeep was dead...again. Claude was a mite upset at this point. He went back in to the service area but it was lunch time and no one could help him figure out what to do next with the car. Finally Kim came over (she is a superhero at Frank Shoop) and she managed to get the car back for repair but it still had to stay till they got a part. The problem is this is an old Jeep now. Claude has had it for 13 or more years and the parts are not standard anymore. Kim saw Claude trying to get the rental car company again. She told him not to call them, she would fix him up with a rental from Frank Shoop and it would be a much better deal. Claude was having a very bad afternoon.

That is when Bailey and I called him before leaving Papa's. We agreed to meet him at Burger King for some lunch before him taking Bailey and going back to Sadieville. Claude was in a small Chevy SUV. Bailey picked Burger King to have something to eat. Having that little nugget made things a bit happier for a frustrated Pa.

We ate lunch and, while Bailey and I ate dessert, Claude walked across the parking lot to the Enterprise office to debate with them about his rental bill. When he got back, he took Bailey home with him and I went to Papa's to take him to the nursing home and then stay to teach Institute.

Claude had a City Commission meeting that night. It was a special meeting and was to be very short. Bailey knew this and went prepared with her tablet to stay still and quiet at the Mayor's desk while Claude handled the meeting. For a kid with ADHD who was not taking her meds some in the summer, this would prove interesting. She managed to snap this selfie during the meeting. Gotta love this girl.

I purchased a can of soft cheese for each of the Mini's. Bailey loved having that in the evening with her crackers to munch on. It must have been a hit because Claude sent me a text thanking me for getting that for the kids. 

I came home about 9:30pm with some lemon bread and some cinnamon bread left from Institute refreshments. We had a quiet evening till bedtime. Bailey and I read some before tucking this little dear in for the night.

Thursday morning I left Bailey in the big red chair reading and playing games while I grabbed a shower. Then we went to the basement so I could teach this young lady about music 'old style'. It was a little fascinating to her. She has never played music on records before. 

Bailey wanted Taco Bell for lunch so into Georgetown we went. This was my second Taco Bell meal in a week. There would be one more.

We took Papa enough bananas to get him through the weekend. Bailey enjoyed walker rides through his home, watching the bunnies play in his back yard, an orange-pineapple drink from Papa's fridge. She even got Papa to play a tune on his harmonica. The Mini's think Papa's apartment is a very fun place.

Claude took us to Walmart to get a few items we needed for Bailey to cook dinner for us and for Bailey to pick out her toy. Grampa took the grocery shopping while I herded Bailey through the toy section. She seemed to know exactly what she wanted to look for. The trick was staying in budget. She came close, a little over, but close. This little container has a wheel at the end closest to Bailey. The blue item in that wheel is a mouse. It is sensitive to touch and will make a little noise when you rub your finger over the neck at the ears. It runs on a battery (we got extra batteries to make life easier for Andie and Michael) and once started it just rolls around all over the place squeaking as it goes. Bailey was in heaven. This girl loves animals of all kinds. I kept telling her it would be very interesting to see how her cats react to this mouse. 

Dinner time arrived and Bailey was to be our chef for the evening. She took a cooking class at the Oldham County Extension Office. She sent me a recipe she liked from the class via eMail and that is the one she prepared for us. It was delicious. She did a great job and taught me the correct way to cut with a knife. This was my biggest area of concern. My knives are all Cutco and exceedingly sharp. She did just right and was very careful and came away from the experience with no cuts or loss of fingers. Yeah!!

After dinner it was time for our girl to snuggle with her Pa. She and Claude have this really cute, fun relationship. Love catching these moments with the two of them.

The other thing I loved that evening and the next day, we listening to Bailey when she would watch something on her tablet. I don't know what it was but she would laugh right out loud. Children laughing is just enjoyable.

Bailey came wanting to go to the Horse Park. I watched weather and Friday was to be the best day to go and not get caught in a possible rain storm. However, when we all got up Friday morning, our little nugget wanted to just stay home with Pa and Ma. No special plans, just quiet time at home with us. Now, Claude and I were both quite happy with that. I did have her look me right in the eye as I explained this was her last full day with us and there would not be another day to go to the Horse Park. She fully understood and truly just wanted to be in our home with the two of us. We could do that!

We did polish our nails. She actually chose colors that matched her outfit. She loves a pattern or theme for things and this followed through when she painted her fingernails. She and Andie had done their toe nails before she came to our home.

Evidently Bailey planted some cat grass for their kittens. Andie sent me a picture of Pip enjoying the cat grass. Bailey was happy. 

She spent some time in the afternoon playing in and with our bed. It moves up and down and also massages. She was very happy trying all the settings while eating her cucumbers. 

Friday evening was the Olympic Opening Ceremonies in Rio. We all stayed up till midnight watching these ceremonies. It was interrupted for a bit when Katelyn called and we did a video chat with Raelyn. Katelyn called while Hayden was there and he kept calling Raelyn "our precious little baby girl". Bailey was very happy she got a chance to see Raelyn and talk with her also. We were all very tired when we finally got to bed. I believe Bailey immediately fell asleep with instructions to sleep as late as she wanted to Saturday morning.

Saturday we packed up Bailey and, after a breakfast of cinnamon toast and scrambled eggs, we hit the road to Shelbyville. Andie and Hayden met us there. We had one more Taco Bell meal together before Claude and I left to get back to Sadieville and the Andie and the Mini's went to Andie's school to put some things in her classroom.

Great visits with our kids. Nice to have that opportunity. Not all families get that opportunity and I am grateful the Mini's want to come and we could have such nice individual visit and time with each of them.