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From: Daily Breeze
Date: 20060916
Author:Harriet May Savitz

"Boredom: the desire for desires."

-- LEO TOLSTOY

A grandmother spends a lazy week with her grandchildren.

My grandchildren were visiting for the week. They came with a written calendar of events. Pick-up times and drop-off times. I was in charge of keeping them busy and on schedule. I'm not good at either.

As an elder adult, I manage to keep occupied, but I don't think I'm busy. My dog doesn't care if he's busy. He just wants his walk twice a day. And my cats, in between long naps, avoid being busy. I do not have a busy house though I have a business in my home.

I wasn't certain how my ...

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