I just told dh he was a bloody old misery 😡

glammagran

I’m exhausted just thinking about 4 youngish kids for that length of time. I look after 2 aged 5 and 2 but never together on the same day.

I did have to have a lie down in a darkened room just thinking about it 😃

Perhaps a few years ago!

I’m exhausted just thinking about 4 youngish kids for that length of time. I look after 2 aged 5 and 2 but never together on the same day.

Im the miserable one in this house. GC currently here for a few days but DH is the one who takes them out places or plays games or watches tv programmes with them.

Not all I have to say but some grand father's can be miserable. Leave him at home you will cope.
I love buying my GC Christmas ornaments I do every year. We haven't got a John Lewis anymore I went out with our DiL today and picked up some lovely gifts for the girls from the nearest T. K. Maxx.
It will be hard work having the GC I hope you enjoy and treasure it.

Marydoll

We all need a rant now and then!
I moan about DH and hid denied deafness on the Good Morning thread, but people know he is a really a keeper!

I'm sure you will have a lovely time.

denied deafness

Describes it perfectly!!

Witzend

Yes, I know it’s only October, Wenmore, but it’ll be nearly November plus half term, so we want Nice Things to do.

Dh is not usually a Grumpy Old Grandpa, not most of the time anyway. He’ll be coming with us, but I might point him at the nice, peaceful cafe in the church, opposite JL, and we’ll join him afterwards. The church caff is v handy anyway - there are loos! And Gds is a Wee Monster - frequently wanting to Go.

Well, there you go. You’ll all have a great time, and will cherish the happy memories. 🌲⭐️

We all need a rant now and then!
I moan about DH and hid denied deafness on the Good Morning thread, but people know he is a really a keeper!

I'm sure you will have a lovely time.

I feel a bit bad now - dh is really a lovely Grandpa! But I did get annoyed at him pouring cold water on what I thought was a nice idea.

Have fun with the littlewits, Witzend. Mr W will enjoy it just as much as them and no doubt claim the decoration shopping was Grampa's idea all along!

So what if it's October? I'll get to see my GC for two days this month & that's it until after Christmas. It's now or not at all. I'm sure there's plenty of us in the same position.

Well I hope you have a fabulous time & leave Mr Grumpy at home. I hope the children love it and you find some beautiful decorations. I've bought the GC some gorgeous space themed ones, Santa on a rocket, a mouse in a space suit and an astronaut, hardly traditional but I think they'll love them. I don't care if it's Christmas tat, they'll find it magical and the small years are soon gone.

Blimey. Some of the posters on here are candidates for the Bloody Old Miseries club with the OP’s husband.

Just cherish the time you have with your grandchildren because they grow up too soon. A very good idea to send grandad to the church cafe and you can all meet up later. Enjoy your time - making happy memories.

Fleur20

It's OCTOBER!!
What are they going to do for excitement in December?
Surely there is something else available ....

I dare say there’ll be plenty going on at home in December, but while they’re 60 miles away with Granny and Grandpa, and the John Lewis Christmas shop is very close to the theatre we’ll just have come out of, it did seem like a nice idea.

I doubt they’ll be staying again until February half term next year.

All the tree decorations that my children made many years ago have sadly now disintegrated, but were used for many Christmases. My oldest bauble is from our first Christmas after getting married, 1963.

I hope you have a great time with your grandchildren Witzend. Don’t listen to the killjoys on here! I’ve frequently had all 4 of my grandchildren, 2 pairs of cousins, to stay for a few nights and we always have great fun. Favourite activity is turning the living room into a campsite with bed sheets and old curtains draped round the furniture. Turn out the lights, give them a couple of torches and enjoy the squeals of delight 😃

Christmas decorations are a lovely idea and are not disposable tat. I’m sure there are many of us who use have family favourites that are used every year. I have some Christmas tat that’s 40 odd years old and it’ll all be coming out again in December 🌲

It'll be lovely, I'm envious. Leave the miserable blighter at home!

To limit the spending for our own three children, we decided they could all choose just one new decoration each every year.
I used to write the date on a little sticker and put it on the back.
They liked working out how old (or young!) they'd been when they bought them 🎄

I must admit I gulped a bit at the thought of four children for four days but then I re-read your post and I think the youngest is three and a half, so no five year old!

I also think it’s a lovely thing to do, and you already have a couple of great outings planned which I’m sure the children will absolutely love.

I think you should insist your husband comes with you to help though, grumpy or not!

The nights wouldn’t worry me.
None of them are babies or toddlers so they will all sleep fine, especially after action packed days.

As others have said it’s all about making memories isn’t it, for you two and the children.

I can still remember how much I loved staying with my grandparents.

Go for it Witzend.
Our daughter and three grandchildren have just spent three weeks with us. They were visiting from New Zealand. Mr M and I took the three children out all over the place without their mother. We went for a day in the New Forest, a day at Legoland, a day at the local country park, and we took their cousin there as well, so had four children. We went to Park Run, and to various local parks.
My daughter and I took them to London for three days where we visited The Tower of London, went on the London Eye, did the London bus tour and saw many of the sights, went to Hamleys, used the underground whilst there and used the overland train to get there. We also went to the Natural History Museum and had the Dinosaur afternoon tea at the hotel opposite. The children were absolutely fine. What I’m saying is it’s perfectly possible to take children out and about and have a wonderful time with them.
The theatre and John Lewis visit will be lovely.

This post has reminded me that I need to buy some new white fairy lights. And I only need quite a short length which is difficult to find. I must measure up and go online today.

Thanks OP. Hope you have a lovely afternoon with the GCs. DH may come round and be excited himself!!!!

I think it's a lovely thing to do. Old Grumpy will love it.

PS we let the children set up an assault course downstairs with cushions, duvets and small tables to run round. It was chaos and they loved every second of it. 🤣

Every year when we get our decs out ….. week before Xmas ….. I look at ours and it’s all years old. Stuff the kids made, knitted bits my Mum made, things I made, some shop bought stuff

So do I.

But it was all new once!

Children grow up so quickly enjoy them while you can Witzend. Ours are now 12 and 10 and we realise in a year or so they will be off doing their own thing.

Enjoy yourselves and take lots of photos. 🥳