It has been one of those exciting crazy weeks in the Rice Family.
It was Wednesday night around 9:30 and I got a call from my son, Neal. "Mom could you come over. I need to take Amy to the hospital." Amy and Neal are having a little boy at the end of January. This has not been an easy pregnancy for Amy. I told her it's because it's a little Rice boy.
Like any good grandma I hurried over, assured them the three girls would be fine and do not worry.
I forgot what a major job it is getting kids ready for school in the mornings. Face it - no one wants to get woke up out of a warm cozy bed and told to get ready for school. No one goes easily into that day of teachers and school lessons.
The first morning we were late. At school when they asked the reason, I told them to write down "Grandmother In Charge."
They kept Amy Thursday night in the hospital also. So Thursday night I called in reinforcements - their other Grandma. It took two grandmothers to give 3 little girls their baths, help with homework and get them ready for bed that night.
First day down.
Friday morning. I was determined they would not be late for school. They woke up without any problem. Well Friday is chapel day at the school and they have to wear skirts or jumpers.
I always said boys were easier to take care of than girls. Boys wear jeans and t-shirts. They have two pairs of shoes - tennis shoes and one pair of dress shoes, and of course every little boy needs a pair of cowboy boots. Most of the time you don't have to do anything to their hair except make sure it's clean. And feeding them breakfast was easy - a package of chocolate donuts and they are happy. Guess what the Kyla, Hayden, and Brylee had for breakfast Friday morning - CHOCOLATE DONUTS.
Well with girls everything has to coordinate. These girls have shoes and hairbows that match each outfit. And hair - I raised boys. I don't know how to fix little girl's hair. But we made it and they were not late!
I have to admit, they were not American Girl Doll Picture Perfect and when Neal saw them after school, he said, "Was this Wacky Tacky Day?"
But we survived. Amy is home now and everything is fine with the baby. But please pray for Neal and Amy. They think Amy might have had an appendicitis attack, but because of the baby they can't do a lot of the tests. But it eased up and she's doing better. They are also in the process of moving which doesn't make things easy.
I tell them they are making memories. This will be a time in their life that they will never forget. One day they will look back and be able to laugh about it and remember the time they left "Grandmother In Charge."
