Learning From Grandchildren

Hello, It is quite fine to “babysit” for children who know how to do many things and can get themselves to school without prompting from us. Yesterday, Logan gave us a bit of concern. He was to go to school on the bus instead of walking because it was -4 degrees F. Leroy was out shoveling the driveway. After a bit he noticed that Logan was no longer out there with him. He asked the neighbor kid if he knew where he was; the answer was no. We did know that when it is nicer Logan likes to walk. Brian told us that when it is colder than 20 degrees Logan is to ride the bus. When the bus came, Logan did not appear. We did not panic, but hoped he had walked since it was such a sunny day. The school did not call and report his absence. We went about our day and figured he would ride the bus home even though it was a bit warmer at maybe 10 degrees. The bus came home and Logan did not get off. By this time his older sister was home so we asked her what she thought. She figured that he had walked. Perhaps ten minutes Logan came home. We told him that we were scared when he just disappeared in the morning and did not come home on the bus. Today it was -5 degrees when he got on the bus and 11 degrees when he came home on the bus. The kids tell us how to operate the oven, stove top, and dish washer in the kitchen. They also know how to use the TV and the washer and dryer. Yesterday at noon, I had wanted to scramble some eggs, but could not figure out how to turn on the stove top. The microwave was in our skill set so I used that. Both Logan and Sophia are already cooking and using the kitchen fairly efficiently. Paula