VANILLA ICE CREAM

On Saturday, my daughter told me she had to buy some vanilla ice cream for her husband. He wasn’t feeling very well and not eating much, but he wanted some vanilla ice cream. I smiled when I heard that as it reminded me of an incident that happened about eight years ago.

When he was only one and a half years old, my youngest grandson, Jared, was very sick with the flu or something for about 5 days. On the third day I took time off from work to help my daughter. But when I arrived I found my other grandson, Jacob who was 4, lying on the couch because he couldn’t walk. He stayed there all day and I spent my time amusing and taking care of him, while my daughter was busy with Jared.

With two “sick” children, the long day seemed to drag on. But late in the afternoon, my son-in-law arrived home and perked up all of our spirits. He had stopped at the store and bought some vanilla ice cream for us! Later that evening my daughter called to tell me that Jacob was feeling better. After dinner, she realized that Jacob had no doubt felt neglected because she had been giving Jared so much attention. And so she said, “Jacob I’m so sorry I haven’t been able to spend much time with you since Jared has been sick. But if you are feeling better tomorrow, I will take you to the store and buy you a toy.” Jacob looked up at her and smiled. ‘Mom,’ he replied as he stood up, “I think I’m feeling better.”

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GRANDSONS

When my grandson was born and my daughter worked full time, my Mother and I (the grandma and the great grandma) baby-sat two days a week. Two and a half years later when my second grandson was born, we continued to baby-sit, but only one day a week. However, once the boys entered grade school, my daughter called us far less often to take care of them.

But my baby-sitting days weren’t quite over. On weekends, when my daughter and son-in-law went out for the evening they would drop off my grandsons, to spend the night at my house. Unfortunately, this too came to an end. When my oldest grandson turned 12, the boys were old enough to stay at home alone and take care of themselves.

Although I’m no longer needed as a baby-sitter, I am pleased when an occasion arrives that they do still need me. In fact yesterday, I received a delightful call from Jacob. “Bubbe,” he said, “Do you know how to play Texas Hold-em?” “Yes, Sweetie,” I answered, and explained the basics. “Great,” he said, “my friends and I want to play and now I can tell them how.” “That’s nice,” I replied and thought to myself, “it’s so nice to know I am still needed once in awhile.”

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