I was painting the back fence this afternoon when my eldest grand daughter (4) turned up with her mum.
"What you doing grandad?"
"Painting the fence babe so it doesn't rot and fall down."
"Can I help."
"No, you'll get paint on your new dress."
"No I won't I'll be careful."
"Yes you will, then your mummy will shout at me."
"Pleeeeease, grandad, I'll be careful."
"Maybe next week when I do the shed."
Walks off huffy mumbling about wanting to help.
Bit later I've finished the fence and decided to do the shed. (She'd been popping over every so often to 'check I was doing it right', in her words!
So I start doing the shed when she suddenly appears with an old pair of jeans and top on and holding a ½" paintbrush.
"What you doing babe?"
"You said I could help you paint the shed so I've got changed and now," (she takes a big breath), "I'm going to show you how to do it properly!"
One grandad suitably chastised!
I was almost rolling over with laughter because she was so serious in what she was saying!
"What you doing grandad?"
"Painting the fence babe so it doesn't rot and fall down."
"Can I help."
"No, you'll get paint on your new dress."
"No I won't I'll be careful."
"Yes you will, then your mummy will shout at me."
"Pleeeeease, grandad, I'll be careful."
"Maybe next week when I do the shed."
Walks off huffy mumbling about wanting to help.
Bit later I've finished the fence and decided to do the shed. (She'd been popping over every so often to 'check I was doing it right', in her words!
So I start doing the shed when she suddenly appears with an old pair of jeans and top on and holding a ½" paintbrush.
"What you doing babe?"
"You said I could help you paint the shed so I've got changed and now," (she takes a big breath), "I'm going to show you how to do it properly!"
One grandad suitably chastised! I was almost rolling over with laughter because she was so serious in what she was saying!
