Friday, August 28, 2015

THE SEVEN STEPS OF SUMMER VISITANTS

1. Anticipation - Can’t wait to see them. It’s been too long.
2. Preparation.- Clean, cook, arrange beds. Maybe even wash a window.
3. Adjusting – Oops, someone’s in my space.
4. Enduring – What to cook? What? You don’t like that either? Where did all the towels go? Can somebody do something?
5. Relief – My life back. Whew.
6. Anger – Stripping beds, endless washing and vacuuming. I’m too old for this.
7. Missing them like Crazy – Why didn’t I enjoy them more? I love them so much. It’s painfully lonely now they are gone.


5 comments:

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JJ said...

Some people have it all!
I think our grandchildren come into the wrong family.
Part of the problem is that we lost a generation; they should be our great grandchildren. 80-year-olds don't do sailing etc. normally.

JJ said...

I could go for the foot rubbing instead of clean-up!

desplingca said...

hj, Good job! You've illustrated and displayed seven complex and often conflicting emotions with a happy starting and a happy ending. ld

JJ said...

THANKS DESPLINGCA. You cheer me.
In regards to the Grannie Camp - I doubt even in my younger days I could run a camp like that. Except for the foot rub bit. I'm still into that!