Babysitting Help

One of our grandchildren is being raised with two rather hairy "older siblings," aka dogs. We have other grandchildren who get rather "nervous" around them, but they accept that visiting their cute little cousin requires that they accept the dogs in the bargain. Considering that I was rather phobic/terrified of dogs and cats as a child, I like the idea that there are now dogs in our family.

The other evening I was asked to babysit for the adorable little boy as he slept, and I had company to do it, too. Yes, they seemed pretty bored. No television, and I didn't share my phone with them.

Just a Gazillion Years Ago...

I don't know why I'm being so coy all of a sudden about my age. I could say how many years ago these photos were taken, and if  you search through the blog or have been reading it for a long time, you can easily discover when I celebrated a very big significant birthday. But this morning, I feel like being discreet and rather secretive.

Yes, another drumroll...
Here I am with my mother and father. They must have had switched holding me and taking the pictures.

Considering that I look barely a month or two old in the photo, it was taken in Brooklyn, where I was born and lived until at the age of seven 7 months when we moved to Bell Park Gardens, Bayside, NY.

Babysitting the Grandkids

When I was teaching, I had a very regular schedule, and I was able to commit to one or sometimes even two times a week as babysitter for my grandchildren.  Now, my schedule is very different and it just doesn't work out that way.  I do try to get over, even for a short visit every week.

I work and study and find myself busy with various projects.  But nothing is more important than the kiddies.

A Mazal Tov to The Royal Family

Nu, so it's a boy for Kate and Will.  Yesterday, when I went off to work, Kate, aka The Duchess of Cambridge was working on her labour.  At work I heard nothing.  I'm not "connected" as the saying goes, nor do I work online.  And my phone is dumb.  Even worse, nobody called me with the good news.

A formal bulletin confirming the birth of a baby boy has been displayed at Buckingham Palace

 

The official bulletin was signed by members of the medical team at the hospital

Report

Reporters: Ian Westbrook, Claudia Allen and Jasmine Coleman

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   2046:
   The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy. The baby was delivered at 16:24 BST at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, weighing 8lb 6oz. You can follow all the reaction here.
    
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   2049:
   The official announcement of the birth has been posted on an easel in front of Buckingham Palace.
    
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   2055:
   The news came via an announcement from Kensington Palace. The Duke of Cambridge was present for the birth.
    
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   2056:
   The Prince of Wales said that he was "enormously proud and happy to be a grandfather for the first time", adding that it was "an incredibly special moment for William and Catherine".

It wasn't newsworthy in Sha'ar Binyamin and Yafiz where I had been working until late yesterday.  Nobody mentioned the royal couple or anything at all about what was happening in London.  The only news our customers cared about was how long the big sale would be going on and if we had the sizes and clothes they wanted to buy.  Newsworthy  was the fact that we now have child-size modest bathing suits, a two-piece which is a shirtsleeve shirt and shorts for girls.  I bought for my older granddaughters literally the minute they had arrived on Sunday.  Luckily I was just going to leave for home and waited until they had been readied for sale.

Life in my part of the world has different priorities.  I don't think we'll be selling any of those "royal baby souvenirs."



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