Mom Doesn't Work Saturdays!

Vol 1  Chap 64

     Mom Doesn’t Work Saturdays!

        I Skootch Iz Back on the Couch!

        Despite The Build-Up, Mom’s No Grouch!

        Excitement Grows Once Breakfast’s Done …

        The Iron-Mom-Omni-Athalon!

        Mom Races Through the Kitchen!   Heck!

        She Washes, Mops to Disinfect!

        Then Lifts a Heaping Bin of Clothes!

        She Irons Most, the Rest She Folds!

        Now Mom’s Grabs the Vacuum Cleaner!

        Watch Her Cyclone-Like Demeanor!

        No Dust Bunny Gets Out Alive!

        The Smallest Mite Could Ne’er Survive!

        She Scoops Up Iz and Takes My Hand!

        We Join That Rolling Caravan

        Of Moms and Kids Who Errand Run!

        Gee, Saturdays Can Sure Be Fun!

        The Scanner’s Broke!   The Clerk’s Confused!

        Mom’s Way Behind!   She’s Not Amused!

        The Traffic Creeps!   Our Car Horn Beeps!

        Mom Signals to Some Slow-Poke Creeps!

        Hey, Hey, My Name is Audrey Mae!

        Mom’s Free to Race All Saturday!

        A Fifth of Mom’s Events Are Run …

        Her Iron-Mom-Omni-Athalon!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa                      (May 21, 2011)

The Wild West Carnival!!!

Vol 1  Chap 63

         The Wild West Carnival!!!

                  I Ride a Gold Palomino

             Everywhere My Pal and Me Go!

             She’s Trusty Side-Kick, Isabelle!

             We Make the Bad Guys Run Pell-Mell!

              Hey, Hey My Name is Audrey Mae!

              But You Can Call Me, "Ma’am" Today!

              It's Our Grand Wild West Carnival!

              We’ll Play Games, Rope and Ride as Well!

              You Know, I Ain’t Much For Braggin’!

              This I Heard ‘Round Our Chuck Wagon;

              They Need Sheriff and Deputy!

              Now There’s a Job For Iz and Me!

              With Our Brave Bonez, the Wonder Hound,

              Are We the Best Law Girls Around?

              Bandits Never Quite Know Whether

              To Vamoose or to Slap Leather!

              We Can Help Them To Decide

              It’s Time to Saddle Up and Ride

              Straight Off Into the Setting Sun …

              Or Mend Their Ways and Join the Fun!

              Once Us Two Barbarossas Clean

              Up Dodge, We Find We’ve Got a Mean

              Appetite!   Rustle Up Deserts!

              But Mom Says, “Eat Your Main Course First!”

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa                      (May 14, 2011)

By the Sea!

Vol 1  Chap 62

                    By The Sea!

              Sometimes When I Walk By the Sea,

              I Think About the Future Me!

              If I Just Had a Crystal Ball

              Then I Could See My Life in All

              The Chapters That Will Take Me From

              A Red Haired Girl To Red Haired Mom!

              Hey, Hey, My Name is Audrey Mae!

              I Question Things ... I’m Built That Way!

              My Mommy’s So Kind!   Will I Be?

              Will I Be Near As Smart As She?

              Will My Job Help Women and Men

              To Reclaim Their Old Lives Again?

              Perhaps Some Gentle Man Meets Me

              And Sees In Me What Life Could Be!

              Maybe We Join and Share a Kiss;

              Then Share Our Lives in Wedded Bliss!

              Will I Be The Mom My Mom Is?

              The Rock Who Anchors Me and Iz?

              Can My Mom’s Best Take Root In Me?

              I Wonder, Walking By the Sea!

                     Happy Mother’s Day!!!

                                  

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

                         

Love~Grampa                      (May 7, 2011)

Mommy's Birthday!

Vol 1  Chap 61

                Mommy’s Birthday!

         For Every Minute Ever Since

         Our Mom Left For a Conference,

         My Iz and I, We Conspire     

         To Make Sunday Our Mom’s Desire!

         Hey, Hey, My Name Is Audrey Mae!

         Mom Wakes Up, Home On Her Birthday!

         We’ll Butter Breads!   Then We’ll Toast’m!

         Nuke Seven Eggs!   That Should Poach’m!

         Breakfast in Bed is Just the Start!

         Right Now I’m Teaching Iz Her Part!

         With Isabelle as My Igor,

         We’ll Bake Mom’s Birthday Cake and More!

         Heat the Oven to Six-Twenty!

         Mix Eggs, Flour, We’ll Need Plenty!

         Pour It All In a Giant Pan,

         Then Bake It For An Hour And …

         Gramma Pat’s Brought Cake Rack and Sponge!

         We Check It Out While Pat Cleans Grunge!

         She Baked Our Mom a Carrot Cake

         With Cream Cheese Frosting!   Can't We Bake?

         Just When I Might Have Made a Fuss,

         Pat Says the Cake’s From All Of Us!

         And I Help Write Out Perfectly,

         “Happy Birthday!   Iz, Pat and Me!”

      

         Happy Birthday Mommy!   We Love You!

  

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa                      (April 29, 2011)

And So It Is ...

Vol 1  Chap 60

                                  And So It Is ...

            In Each Kid's Life There Comes a Task

            That She Can Do, But Can't Do Fast!

            And Since My House Tripled in Size,

            Mine's Finding Hidden Eggs Inside!

            I Used to Know Each Bunny's Hide~

            Ing Place!   But Now It's Huge Inside!

            That's Why I Stifle Back This Yawn

            And Gently Pick Up Iz, Pre-Dawn!

            Hey, Hey, My Name Is Audrey Mae!

            We've Got So Much To Do Today!

            "It's Easter!"  Iz Heard What I Said,

            Still She Stares Fondly Back at Bed!

            Then In a Flash, An Egg So Bright,

            Sits On Her Dresser, In Plain Sight!

            I Should Have Seen It By The Light

            Of Three Fours Blinking.   It's Still Night?

            Us Girls Push On, Despite the Gloom!

            We Both Find Eggs In Ev'ry Room!

            'Cept I Decide We'd Best Ignore

            The Room Where We Hear Mommy's Snore!

            And So It Is ... With Chocolate Breath

            I 'Splained to Iz About The Death,

            The Stone Rolled Back, The Empty Cave,

            God Welcomed Back the Son He Gave!

                   Happy Easter Everybody!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y'All!

Love~Grampa                      (April 23, 2011)

Our Play Date ... Take Fifty~Two!

Vol 1  Chap 59

    Our Play Date … Take Fifty~Two!

      
          Iz and I Are Really Cozy

          With Josie and Little Rosie!

          To Josie and Me, Rosie’s Small!

          To Isabelle, Rosie’s Quite Tall!

          Wait!   I Can Do This Easier!

          My Iz is Two!   Let’s Start with Her!

          To Iz’s Two We Add Two More!

          That’s Little Rosie!   She is Four!

          How Do Our Moms Coordinate

          When They Arrange For Our Play Date?

          Our Age is Just a Tiny Bit

          Of What Our Mothers Have to Fit

          And Factor Into Each Play Date!

          They Juggle Everything Just Great!

          Us Kids, We Show Up at the Park!

          And Play Like Kids Do, On a Lark!

          There’s Little Ponys and Barbie

          And Snacks!   But Wait!   Think Allergy!

          Who Needs a Nap?   Whose Skin’s Too Fair?

          I’d Have Pulled Out All My Red Hair!

          Hey, Hey, My Name Is Audrey Mae!

          It’s Some Production When Kids Play!

          Iz and Me, We Just Now Get It!

          Moms' Names Should Scroll In The Credit!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa                       (April 16, 2011)

Vacation!

Vol 1  Chap  58

                 Vacation!

         Hey, Hey, My Name is Audrey Mae!

         I Never Thought I’d See The Day

         When Summer Came So Suddenly

         Like This School Year Flew Right By Me!

         I Just Found Out An Hour Ago

         I’ve Only Got Five Days To Go!

         That’s All There is That’s Left of School!

         And Then I’m On Vacation!  Cool!

         I Once Heard Old Kids In Third Grade

         Tell Stories of Each Escapade!

         How Long, Hot Summer Days Were Meant

         For Daring Deeds and Amusement!

         Will This Be My Year to Cliff Dive?

         Will Mommy Teach Me How To Drive?

         Or Swim Across the Pacific?

         I Think That Would Be Terrific!

         Wait!  What?  Vacation Starts Next Week!

         But April Offers Just a Peek

         At What My Summer Has In Store!

         A Week Long Tease … Not One Day More!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love-Grampa                        (April 9, 2011)