Most people in my generation will remember hearing this on TV at 10:00 in the evenings. The voice was a deep and authoritative one and always made me feel glad I was at home when I heard it! Of course, that was a couple of decades ago - well before cell phones, which most parents probably use now to keep tabs on their kids. At any rate, this came back to me last night when, at 10:00, I looked around while I was whipping up a batch of Peanut Butter Oatmeal cookies. (Strange time of day to be baking? Not if you grew up a Griffin. In fact, my dad still does this. :-D) I saw such a variety of things going on at that late hour and it made me smile. Now, understand this was a Friday night. On any other night of the week, all Worley kids would be tucked sweetly in their beds by 9:00 pm, freshly showered/bathed and sleeping peacefully or reading. Mmmm-hmmm. That’s how it goes every night.
But last night at 10:00, things were different.
This one was shopping online for her 4-H scrapbook project. (Yay for Joann.com sales!)
These 2 were finishing up a Wii game:
These 3 were chatting and giggling in a bedroom:
This one was practicing her State Fair competition pieces:
Weren’t any of the kids in bed yet??? Well, thanks to Daddy, this one had just been laid down. But was he asleep yet? Don’t think so.
In fact, there were severe storms forecast to hit around 2:30 am, so most of the girls decided to camp out in the “quiet” bedroom – quiet because it faces the east, rather than most storms, which come in from the west. So, the “quiet” bedroom had a bunch of chatting girls in it even past midnight!
So, 10:00 on a Friday night was hopping for the Worley kids. Consequently, nearly twelve hours later, most wouldn’t let me near them with a camera, because they’re all still in their pajamas! :-D
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