The Loopy Life

My grandsons spent the night with us last night so that Hannah, our granddaughter, could have her home to herself for a spend-the-night-party with a group of her girlfriends from school. Today is her tenth birthday.

I would have never dreamed grandchildren could be so much fun. To be able to enjoy all these privileges without the responsibilities of child rearing . . . life doesn't get better than this. Example: This morning, as Jonathan and Jeremy were eating their donuts for breakfast, Jonathan (7 years old) commented, "I want a snack after we finish breakfast." So after breakfast, he was given Pringles potato chips. Hey, ya only live once.

Last night as he and I were sitting in my recliner together, Jonathan was acting silly and I was laughing at him. Suddenly he turned and said to me, "I'm a loopy boy! Granddaddy, you should act loopy sometimes. Working all the time isn't fun, but it's fun to to loopy!"

I think he's right. In fact, that's what Melanie and I were doing as Batman and Catwoman in the picture above. This was taken a few weeks ago when we were with our grandchilden for . . .ugh... let's call it our "Family Fall Festival" for the sake of those who would be troubled to think I might have dressed up in a costume on the wrong day of the year. It was one loopy night, that's for sure. I hope to have many more of them with my grandchildren as the years pass. In fact, I hope to have many more as a general rule. Jonathan is right ... acting loopy sometimes is fun. I think that, in the long run, it can even make my work be more productive. Do you think Jesus ever "acted loopy" with His disciples? I like to think that He did.