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My granddaughter had her 13th birthday a while ago and my birthday present to her was a shopping trip in Florida.  Well, that was fine.  She likes shopping and is definite about her sense of style--always has been, too.

However...while she is off in shopping land, I have a seven year old to entertain in the mall.  So it turned out to be an expensive shopping trip just to keep him entertained.  He was actually a trooper about it all though.

We did get in some pool time and a trip the the beach at Sharky's.



Tomorrow, I think we will have a chill out day.  I need it.  

Comments

  1. Linda ReederJuly 3, 2014 at 11:43 PM

    Your thirteen year old sounds like my nine-year-old-going-on thirteen-year-old granddaughter.
    Tomorrow is a holiday. You need one. Take it.

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  2. Arkansas PattiJuly 4, 2014 at 7:58 AM

    Enjoy the day off. Entertaining younguns can be exhausting.
    Have a wonderful and restful 4th.

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  3. TaborJuly 4, 2014 at 8:04 AM

    Kids are so exhausting!!

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  4. UnknownJuly 4, 2014 at 10:07 AM

    They do look like they are having a blast in the water! Hope you get to relax and watch some fireworks today! Happy 4th Olga!

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  5. AnonymousJuly 4, 2014 at 10:21 AM

    That sounds like so much fun for you as well as your grandkids.
    Happy Fourth, Olga.
    Aloha from Hawaii.

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  6. MuffieJuly 4, 2014 at 11:09 AM

    Enjoy your rest -- you deserve it!! That little guy is so cute. I'll bet he's a lot of fun, too. You're also fortunate that the teenager spends time with you!

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  7. Sally WesselyJuly 4, 2014 at 11:11 AM

    Chill days are good. Enjoy your 4th.

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  8. TomJuly 4, 2014 at 10:22 PM

    Your seven year old looks like one cool dude!

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  9. Granny AnnieJuly 5, 2014 at 11:27 AM

    Exciting, exhausting and expensive:) and worth it all.

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  10. Jenn JilksJuly 6, 2014 at 8:17 PM

    We're babysitting for a week! Gotta rest up!

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  11. Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMotteJuly 10, 2014 at 1:08 AM

    The swimming looks like fun with those floating toys.

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