Allison and Ty had a date night and asked Blaine to watch Eli. Usually they have friends of theirs take him for the evening, and then they return the favor when their friends go out. It just didn’t work out this time.
Eli is Izzy crazy, has been since he first met her. Izzy is kid crazy. It seemed like a good idea to bring the two of them together. Oh, the running, the jumping, the high-pitched sounds. The two of them had a ball. So did Blaine and I as we watched them tire one another out. It’s the first time I’ve seen Izzy flop down exhausted.
There were a few dramatic crocodile tears when it was time for Blaine to take Eli home and get him ready for bed. Eli wanted Izzy to go with them and have a sleepover. Once convinced his grandpa couldn’t be persuaded, he dropped to his knees and wrapped his little arms around her neck and body, hugging her like one of them was going off to war. She stood patiently, her tail thumping against the back of the couch.
Blaine handled it like the experienced parent he is, combining calm authority and reason. I would have resorted to a handful of Oreos dropped in a trail leading out to the car.
Blaine just called. John and Kim canceled this week’s tailgate because rain and thunderstorms are forecasted for that time of day.
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