Kara settled Stirling down in the chair, plopped Eithnee on his lap and disappeared. I talked with Stirling, waved at Eithnee (she waved back and jabbered at me) and Stirling talked up a storm about all sorts of things. It was great.
Eithnee started to slip out of Stirlings hold, so Kara came and put her down on the floor and disappeared again. Stirling and I continued "talking" - he doing whatever he was doing, me cutting out stuff for Sunday School. Soon he decided to put on his Iron Man costume and show me all the cool gadgets he now has. I asked him where Eithnee was and he said she was playing on the floor "over there". I could still hear her jabbering away. 
Suddenly he called out, "Mom, where are you? Are you washing dishes in the kitchen?" I heard her answer, "Yes." "Come help me put on my Iron Man suit so I can show it to Grandma!"And I realized - - -
I was babysitting the kids while she was busy doing something else. I was keeping them out of her hair so she could get something done. I was babysitting from half-way around the world.
I love it.
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