The best medicine in the world

[rjc]

As some of you know I have been fighting pneumonia for the past 3 weeks, This afternoon I was sitting on the couch, feeling pretty sorry for myself when my grandson (12 yrs), grandaughter and one of their friends showed up. My grandson came over to interview me for a report he is doing at school on 'The Most Interesting Senior Citizen I Know'. He wanted to know about all the charities I work with, exactly what do I do at work,etc. The he took pictures of my shelves with all the family photos and knick knacks. He finally finished after about an hour and just as he was leaving he came running back into the house, gave me a big hug and kiss and told me the best thing about me is that I am his grandmother. I feel 100% better, that love is the best medicine ever.

[one love]

that is wonderful

[Sherry]

Aww, now that is sweet!! Makes you quite proud too!

[RamboPreacher]

insanity is genetic, you get it from your kids.
sanity is also genetic, you get it from your grandkids.

[Shellie]

I'm looking forward to grandbabies!!

[JanB]

Our children our wonderful, but our GRANDchildren just warm our hearts like nothing else. They are so precious. They can do no wrong (in our eyes). We should of had them first.

[Sherry]

I'm looking forward to grandbabies!!

I am too....way, way in the future!!!

[Darling]

I can be over at SAfeway and hear a little voice say "GRAM" and a smile lights up my face (even though I know they are 100 miles north) There is nothing like the warm hugs from grandkids. What a blessing.

[Dr. Ron]

Grand parents and grand kids share a common enemy....That is why we are so close!!!

My grands are just that....... my grandson was wearing a shirt last night that said..."granddads are just like dads......without rules"!!! He is sooooo right....I constantly try to hide my grand kids from their parents glaring eyes.....lol

Shellie, you will be like us........totally stupid about your grand kids....just hope you don't have to wait as long as we did. We got our first when we were 55. But, it is still good.

I started collecting Holiday Barbies 10 years before I had a grand-daughter. Now it's a tradition....I take my grand-daughters to the store on the day they arrive and we get their holiday Barbies the first day! My Isabella doesn't understand what we are doing, but she loves being out with "Poppi" and it makes her laugh.....so we go!!!!

You will develope some things......Like I got the boys tees made that say "Hewie, Dewie , and Louie....and Isabella's is Daisy. When I take them all to the movies, they wear those tees....people think it's a hoot....I just can keep up with them better that way.

2/5yrs, 1/4 yr. boys and 1/5 yr. old girl....2 17mo. olds......great fun!

[rjc]

Dr. Ron, I was 39 when I got my first biological grandchild and I have loved every minute of being a grandmother/great grandmother. I have 2 biological grandchildren and 13 step-grands, I have 1 great grandaughter and 4 step great-grands. Only the 2 oldest of the step grands remember their biological grandmother because she died when she was 60. I have 2 children and 5 step-children. It is amazing but there is no difference in the way the kids feel towards me or I towards them, I am so blessed.

[cndlou]

I absolutely agree whole heartedly... Grands are the greatest... With them around even make McDonald's food taste good.... Jan, I figured it out... I have 0 children and 3 of the most beautiful little girls in this universe... One is 5 (she just graduated from headstart last night), a 3 year old and a 1 year old... I just love it when they cry to come home with me...