Home Alone I

I did something this evening that I have never done before.  I left two of my grandchildren at my house, alone, while I went to a meeting.  I was gone for less than three hours, and they are certainly old enough to be at home alone, but still I was a little apprehensive.  With a little imagination I could think of at least 20 things that could go wrong ranging from a stranger coming to the door to the house burning down, but only one thing did.  My granddaughter got a small burn on her arm when reaching up past a light fixture to clean up a spiderweb she spotted in the corner of the bathroom she's using. (What a good child.) She knew enough to put cold water on it and we put some ointment on it when I got home so all is well.  On the positive side, they had both taken their showers and were ready for bed when I got home.  Tomorrow being the first day of school was a bit of a motivator there.  I guess they really are growing up, but happily, for me, I don't need to leave them alone again for the whole time they're visiting with me.