Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I got home from a day with my fussy baby grandson to make dinner, put ornaments on the tree and address Christmas cards.  What a day!  I have to do enough this week that I can concentrate on the holiday party my son and I are having next week.  Crazy, but in a good way.  Keeping a seven month old from a Christmas tree is quite challenging, I have discovered.  Luckily, he's distractible.  Almost anything intrigues him.  Today my bookmark riveted him, until he stuffed it in his mouth and I had to pry his jaws open to remove the soggy mess.  Risky business, as he has four teeth now.  Both his parents are sick, so this week is challenging.  I try to help, but today I couldn't take over for my son, who had promised to babysit for my daughter and her husband, because I'm already babysitting the three year old Thursday night, and I'm stretched beyond my limits.  The holidays have that elastic quality to them, but at my age, the pliability is not so great.  Ah, well.  One day at a time.