GRANDKIDS MAKE THE WORLD GO 'ROUND
Last night I had the pleasure of picking up my grandson at the airport, as he came home on the way back to college from his summer job. We were all having a good time in the car when I asked him how it was to be home. "Good" he said. "I'm hearing my grandmother's voice from the driver's seat, just like always." Music to a granny's ears!
Later at the house, there were photos of him, his new girl and other new friends taken in front of lakes, waterfalls, pines, and nearby bears. Bears?? His hair was long, since he cut it himself. "Not many places to get a hair cut out there," he teased. And also not many where a cell phone would work either, as we learned.
He had a fine summer, working in a great national wilderness park. Starting as a dishwasher, he got promoted to cook for breakfast for staff, winning their hearts by inventing chocolate-chip pancakes. That got him a raise, then another promotion to cook-out cook, grilling steaks and Bar-B-Q in the deep forest, for weary trail-riding tourists at the end of their trail. A real change for a proto-academic, and a good time. He'll turn 20 in a couple of weeks.
One of my sister's grandsons just finished Basic Training in the army. He amazed everyone by just loving the army! Almost all the way through Basic Training too - could be a new record. And by his new-found addiction to letters; writing them and especially getting them.
Grandkids are such a marvelous invention. What a great idea! So much worth waiting for.
Later at the house, there were photos of him, his new girl and other new friends taken in front of lakes, waterfalls, pines, and nearby bears. Bears?? His hair was long, since he cut it himself. "Not many places to get a hair cut out there," he teased. And also not many where a cell phone would work either, as we learned.
He had a fine summer, working in a great national wilderness park. Starting as a dishwasher, he got promoted to cook for breakfast for staff, winning their hearts by inventing chocolate-chip pancakes. That got him a raise, then another promotion to cook-out cook, grilling steaks and Bar-B-Q in the deep forest, for weary trail-riding tourists at the end of their trail. A real change for a proto-academic, and a good time. He'll turn 20 in a couple of weeks.
One of my sister's grandsons just finished Basic Training in the army. He amazed everyone by just loving the army! Almost all the way through Basic Training too - could be a new record. And by his new-found addiction to letters; writing them and especially getting them.
Grandkids are such a marvelous invention. What a great idea! So much worth waiting for.
posted by Old Neocon at 8:35 PM
4 Comments:
Now Gerry, surely you can't be old enough to have grandchildren!
Whew! Very kind words, John. Thanks. Gerry
my name is brandon eskridge and im 26 i have a wife and 2 daughters i cant even begin to imagine what families are going threw i would like to find out who i can get a hold of to find out how i can come there from delaware to help build temporary shelters for those in need i have my own constrution company and would like to help please give me some numbers to contact those people. thanks and may god bless those that are still lost and all others in need of our help. mickimary@comcast.net
Dear Brandon,
Thanks for your good-hearted desire to help. My suggestion would be TO GO TO (don't call) the nearest Salvation Army. Talk to whoever is in charge at that location about how you can help. (Take some documentation with you about you and your construction company. Else they might wonder if you are one of the many con artists that will be swarming around soon.)
They are the best, and the best with disasters. They would be more likely than anyone else to be able to put your skills and assets to work.
God bless you,
Gerry
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