Todd the caretaker

After spending a week with Oma and Opa, Todd was understandably reluctant to return to SB and have to go to his "new school" again on Monday morning.

So last night, he declared: "I don't want to go to Santa Barbara. I want to stay here for a long time!"

I queried: "Who's going to take care of you?"

"Oma!"

Referring to the fact that she goes in for her 3rd round of chemo this upcoming week, I pointed out: "But she's not going to feel well next week."

"Opa can take care of me!"

"But Opa has to work!"

Not to be deterred, Todd replied: "I can take care of Oma!"

I asked him how they were going to eat, and he asserted: "I can cook!" and when I asked him what he could cook: "I can cook lots of things!"

After a pause, he relented on one thing he knew he wouldn't be able to do while taking care of Oma: "But I can't drive. I don't know how!"