My Grandkids

Caitlin

Crystal                                                       Lucas

Steph

As Through your life the troubles come

Just always do your best

Cause later on the grandkids come

And offer you some rest

All troubles will be paid in full

Including interest due

When a grandchild first can say

Papa "I love you"

Sarah                                                          Lucas

Brads Gang 2007

As through your life the troubles come

And always seem to stay

Give your children all your love

It will return someday

All troubles will be paid in full

Including interest due

When a grandchild first can say

Papa "I love you"

Mel                                                              Caitlin

Cody

As through your life the troubles come

And never seem to end

Relief from troubles yet untold

Is just around the bend

All troubles will be paid in full

Including interest due

When a grandchild first can say

Papa "I love you"

Steph & Faith                                                  Caitlin

Friend & Sean & C0dy

As through your life the troubles come

Just make a mental note

That later on the grandkids come

And make them all remote

All troubles will be paid in full

Including interest due

When a grandchild first can say

Papa "I love you"

Cody                                                          Caitlin

Sean

As through your life the troubles come

And give you pain and such

When later on the grandkids come

They won't amount to much

All troubles will be paid in full

Including interest due

When a grandchild first can say

Papa "I love you"

Crystal                                                         Mel

Faith

All interest is compounded

And paid out every day

When a grandchild comes to visit

And wishes they could stay

All troubles will be paid in full

Including interest due

When a grandchild first can say

Papa "I love you"

     Steph                                                      Faith & Sarah

Crystal

So give to all your grandkids

The full love in your heart

They need the reassurance

To get a healthy start

All troubles have been paid in full

Including interest due

Because my grandchild came and said

Papa "I LOVE YOU"

LLO Jan 2001

Steph                                                            Sarah

Mel

Lucas

Crystals Jr. Prom

Ode To Mema

We planted our garden

So long ago

To see how it would grow

And it grew well

Cause you were there

With tender loving care

And through that care

The rows grew long

And all the plants grew strong

And when the garden

Went to seed

You still pulled every weed

And now that seed

Begins to grow

Surrounded by your loving glow

From Papa 2002

"What Is A Grandparent?"
(taken from papers written by a class of 8-year-olds)

Grandparents are a lady and a man who have no
little children of her own. They like other people's.

A grandfather is a man grandmother.

Grandparents don't have to do anything except
be there when we come to see them. They are
so old they shouldn't play hard or run. It is good
if they drive us to the store and have lots of quarters
for us.

When they take us for walks, they slow down past
things like pretty leaves and caterpillars.

They show us and talk to us about the color of the
flowers and also Why we shouldn't step on "cracks."

They don't say, "Hurry up."

Usually grandmothers are fat, but not too fat to tie
your shoes.

They wear glasses and funny underwear.

They can take their teeth and gums out.

Grandparents don't have to be smart.

They have to answer questions like "Why isn't God
married?" and "How come dogs chase cats?"

When they read to us, they don't skip. They don't
mind if we ask for the same story over again.

Everybody should try to have a grandmother,
especially if you don't have television, because
they are the only grown ups who like to spend
time with us.

They know we should have snack-time before
bedtime and they say prayers with us every time,
and kiss us even when we've acted bad.

Updated 26 Oct 2008

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