Playing Hookie

Okay all, I played hookie from work today and trying something different on this blog...a lot of pictures. I figured after up teem dozen hours working on my website, blogging and editing this page, and doing the illustrations for one of my children's books...I deserved a break. That the beauty of being self employed as a freelance writer and author...I can divvy up my time the way I like so long as I don't break my deadlines.

My idea of a break is what any good grandma would do...I called one of my grandchildren to make cookies. This is my number two grandson, Triston, and my youngest daughter, Jennifer. There's nothing better than the smile you get from children after making something yummy.
In case, y'all were wondering...my youngest does this for a living.
Yes, she's a pastry chef. Great for her, but being a diabetic...it's HORRIBLE for me. Back to my grandson and my playing hookie today. I couldn't leave Triston hanging...after all, it was his day at grandma's house. We decided to go to the playground. So I called...

his brother, Camren...

and his cousin, Grant and ...they all had a blast!

Today wasn't totally hookie day, after all the playing around I did manage to get some work done. If you can call it that.

My current children's series of books involves candy as characters...so this grandma just had to go to the store for candy bars and create a new story for her grands. I call it research and product testing. My grandchildren, although this was only three of six, call it fun and a sugar rush time.

When I do the story-telling a big pile of candy sits in the middle of the floor with this author and her grandchildren making a circle around the pile. As I mention a candy character, the first grand to find the correlating candy bar gets to keep and eat it after the story is done. Each time I mention a character/candy bar, the child is suppose to stand up and wave it. Yes, I buy several different types of bars in lots of three. It's a madhouse romp! I always run my children stories by my grandchildren. After all, they are my target audience. I usually finish my story just in time to send them home to their parents...I just love being a grandma!