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So there I was, on a Friday night, which is tonight because it’s not Saturday yet; and we have our grandsons Oliver and Gabriel over for the weekend, and usually they help me with silly ideas for a story, but it seems to be getting worse as they grow older, and I’m not sure why that is; but one thing I do <\/strong><\/em>know is that this silly run-on sentence is already way too long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI need some story ideas from you guys,\u201d I announced as bedtime was drawing near. I waited… and waited… probably for a very long 47 seconds. No response. \u201cSo you guys just wanna head off to bed then??\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, I’m trying,\u201d Oliver replied. \u201cBut you’re not,\u201d said I. \u201cYes I am,\u201d said he. \u201cBut you don’t smell like it,\u201d I retorted. \u201cI don’t know Gabe,\u201d Oliver answered. \u201cYou don’t know Gabe??\u201d I queried. Oliver’s voice got a little louder; and he blurted \u201cYes I know Gabe!! Gabe:<\/strong><\/em>I don’t have any ideas, do you?\u201d Another pause. Then Oliver said \u201cAll I can think of is the name Sigmund.\u201d Then my Beautiful Girlfriend (whom the boys refer to as Nini) chimed in: \u201cThe name of the horse of course of course his name was Sigmund and Sigmund was his name!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabe finally chimed in, \u201cHe can go to Mars in his flying pick up truck!!\u201d And Oliver continued, \u201cAnd his favorite breakfast is Cinnamon Toast Crunch with water instead of milk.\u201d \u201cWhen he got there the Martians were doing the Martian hop!\u201d Nini exclaimed. Gabe added \u201cThe Martians pets were bananas that looked like monkeys.\u201d The well appeared to be running dry. Both boys were obviously more than ready to hit the sack. Oliver delivered the final offering: \u201cI personally think that water is the most mild beverage and vanilla ice cream is too spicy. My favorite food is cottage cheese with hot sauce. And I’m done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another story by the grandsons came to an abrupt close. These days, it seems like each time I attempt to pry story ideas out of their noggins it becomes more and more like pulling teeth. Perhaps they are losing interest in this \u201chey let’s do some ideas for a silly story\u201d thing. Maybe it’s just difficult to be creative after a long day at school followed by very exhausting sessions with video games. Or it could be something really <\/strong><\/em>weird like they’re growing up! Yes that might be it. When given the choice between the customary cartoon viewing before bed and video games, guess which was favored? Oh well. Oliver’s voice is changing from boy to man. Gabe’s hormonal roller coaster will be here all too soon. Before we know it they’ll be off on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guess we’ll just enjoy every opportunity to have them visit while they still like being around Nini and Papa. In the meantime… please enjoy the philosophical wisdom of George and Gracie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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