Old Age Day by Day August 18, 2012

My husband and I watched my favorite movie last night:  "Les Enfants du Paradis".  It's astounding to look at and I still find it compelling.  The cinematography is fresh and delicious, even though it was made in 1945.  Afterward, we had a discussion about it and compared it with "Gone With the Wind".  Why the former is great and the latter just good entertainment.  It was fun.  Today I have an outing with my granddaughter, and we will seek a school outfit for her and have lunch.  She's not into eating actual meals with me, so I have some trepidation about the lunch.  There is a lot of wasted food.  I'm not her parents, and don't want to make a big deal out of it, but lately I try to avoid meals with her, because she doesn't want anything healthy, only starches.  I imagine she eats lots of good snacks, and when we're home I offer fruit and other stuff, but she wants ice cream and chips.  She'll outgrow this phase, but I have no authority to really persuade her to eat right.  Or maybe I do and I'm just getting soft in my old age.  I only see her once a week, so I don't want to argue with her.  She could easily take her place on the judicial bench right now.  A seven year old and and grown woman?  No contest.  The seven year old wins hands down!