Besotted Grandma

It doesn't take long to be totally besotted! Look here and you will see why!

Oliver is the dearest little guy! So easy going, like his dad. Mel brought him over to the house yesterday and he spent ages playing with water in a bucket and Sadie the dog's drinking bowl, plastic measuring cups and frond from the fir tree! And then he found an empty plastic watering can and investigated that for ages! Who needs expensive toys?

He loves animals and Sadie is such a mellow girl - he was climbing all over her and she just lies there. But Oliver is being taught to be very gentle and he learns fast!

I have the word out to find a place to live down here - I want a granny cottage/guest house sort of thing - I just don't want to be in an apartment complex. Even a condo on the ground floor with a little garden would work. I will need to come down in the middle of September to look for one and as there is a first birthday party planned, I will come down around 13th or so.

Mel is bringing Oliver over again today to play. They are on a first floor apartment so don't have many opportunities for him to be out in the garden. Tomorrow, Susan and I are going to Newport to meet up with Betsy. She is getting ready for her Antarctic adventure!

I'm a granny!

So my most beautiful grandson was born on Monday night in San Diego. Oliver West Simpkins weighed in at eight pounds! And he was only a day late - can't imagine how big he would have been if he had waited another week.

I spent some time with them at the hospital yesterday afternoon and Cody was amazing with the little guy. Totally enamored with him. He was the one changing the diapers and holding Oliver as Melissa was very tired. The had a shared hospital room and the baby in the next bed had colic and was crying all night so they got no sleep. I'm amazed the nurses didn't take the baby to the nursery so everyone else could get some rest. It certainly isn't like when we had babies. Oh well...

Tomorrow I will go to the house to see them as they will be much more settled and comfortable. Karen, Mel's mum is with them for a few days, but then when she leaves, I worry that Mel will be by herself a lot with no support.
I called about a job in San Diego today but it was already gone - Program Director for Challenged America. I still don't have a clue what I will be doing. I do know that I like being warm and the thought of a cold, wet, gray winter up north is depressing. So as fast as I can, I will get the house on the market and get the hell out of there.