Today was busy. DD and I went to the mall and got her hair trimmed. We tried to go yesterday, but left the house at 5:30 and discovered that all the hair places were closed by 6:00 PM. wtf? I usually like the Great Clips. But an employee I have only seen once before rudely shut the door on me. So today we went to the Beauty Express at the outlet mall instead. DD brought her grocery cart and pushed an umbrella in it.
Then we went to the amazingly slow Burger King in Dawsonville to get DD fries for the drive. I would have liked for her to eat something more substantial. But whatever, the kid eats a lot of fruit and vegetables. Fries for lunch today won’t kill her.
Then we began the 50 mile drive to Buckhead. Boring. I suggested to DD that she might want to sleep. Usually, she says she doesn’t want to sleep, then does so about three miles from arrival anywhere that we go. Today she stayed awake the entire drive to discuss motorcycles, ugly trucks and cars. The uglier the truck the more she likes it. She has a special love for very dirty, pollutant coughing, gardening trucks.
Grandma has perked up considerably since the little Greek man has begun his pursuit. When I told her that we are taking vacation the first week of August, she said “Your husband is crazy! August is the hottest month of the year!”
Yep, she’s feeling better.
DD said about five words while we were there. I think they were bonjour, au revoir, merci, oui and non. That is what she does. She doesn’t speak to people. Then after they leave she tells you all about them. I told Grandma not to be fooled; DD understands every word. Grandma said she knows and to prove it asked DD to do a bunch of little things, to which DD silently and correctly complied, carrying the book over to me and putting it in the bag, etc. We were not five feet out of Grandmas door when a stream of French and English came out of her mouth telling me all about how much she loves to visit.
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