Air Grandma

I am off to Paris this morning.  "Air Grandma" as Tom has christened me!  "Luckiest Grandma in the world" I call myself.  I can't wait to see how much James has changed since we saw him in October; then only a month old, and now just beginning his sixth month.  And of course Juliet, my sweet, tempestuous little drama queen Juliet...I am so in love with that little girl.  A few weeks ago when we were Skypeing she said to me, "Grandma, just get on the plane and come here!"

Who could resist that request/demand?  I'm packed and ready to go.  My suitcase is mostly presents:  books for the kids, Grape Nuts for Matthew, cooking supplies for Jeanne and a Mac Book (?) for a friend of Jeanne's.  Chocolate chips and baking powder are expensive and difficult to find in France.  Jeanne is a terrific cook who makes very healthy meals.  Lots of grains and veggies and a little fish.  I plan to help with the cooking while I'm there, but I hope I get to eat some of Jeanne's wonderful food, too.  My favorite thing is to be with her in the kitchen; it's so much easier now that they have a reasonable size kitchen.

Sunday night expect an update on James and Juliet and maybe jet lag!  I usually don't have jet lag much because I'm so excited to be there that I don't even think about it.  I'll have to be on a French schedule by Monday morning because James wakes up at 6 A.M.  I'll let you know if Air Grandma makes it off the ground at that time.  When Matthew was a newborn, we used to get up for the early morning feeding and we would both fall asleep in the recliner.  Then he'd be late to day care and I'd be late to work!  Good memories, though, of sleeping with a tiny new baby snuggled in close.