Something about a gramma's house

There is something mystical and magical about getting to go to gramma's house. Paige loves to go to either of her gramma's houses and will be excited for days if she knows she gets to be there. My mother-in-law lives in the same town as us; so Paige sees her a lot, but its usually short trips. Whereas, my mom is usually overnight trips. You'd think the enthusiam would be different for each place. Its not.

After today, I know why. Grammas all have certain universal things you can do at their houses, such as:

• run around in nothing but your underwear
• make a huge mess all over the house and its not a big deal at all
• eat massive quantities of food, particularly chocolate
• buy you your favorite foods and let you consume them all when you are there. The ladies at the grocery store know when Rick's grandkids are at his house because he stops in the morning and buys chocolate milk!
• do nothing but have fun
• Mom and Dad may not be there

I am not complaing about any of these items, as we do some of them at our own home. However, the consistancy with these items at any gramma's house is pretty high. Thank goodness for gramma's (and grampas!) who can brighten our day!