11/22/06 Grif.Net - Thankful I'm a Grandpa
Dr Bob Griffin
grandson. Sue forwarded these pithy statements about that privilege. With
ten now, our own three children have blessed us in our older years more than
they will ever know.]
What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, and they give
me a million dollars' worth of pleasure. ~Gene Perret
Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild. ~Welsh
Proverb
A grandmother is a babysitter who watches the kids instead of the
television. ~Author Unknown
Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you're just a mother. The
next you are all-wise and prehistoric. ~Pam Brown
Grandchildren don't stay young forever, which is good because Granddaddies
have only so many horsy rides in them. ~Gene Perret
Grandmother always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all
day and now the day was complete. ~ Marcy DeMaree
Grandmothers hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts
forever. ~Author Unknown
If I had known how wonderful it would be to have grandchildren, I'd have had
them first. ~Lois Wyse
My grandkids believe I'm the oldest thing in the world. And after two or
three hours with them, I believe it, too. ~Gene Perret
If becoming a grandmother was only a matter of choice, I should advise every
one of you straight away to become one. There is no fun for old people like
it! ~Hannah Whithall Smith
Grandchildren are God's way of compensating us for growing old. ~Mary H.
Waldrip
An hour with your grandchildren can make you feel young again. Anything
longer than that, and you start to age quickly. ~Gene Perret
The best baby-sitters, of course, are the baby's grandparents. You feel
completely comfortable entrusting your baby to them for long periods, which
is why most grandparents flee to Florida. ~Dave Barry
Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of
sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children. ~Alex Haley
One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the
finger of a grandmother. ~Joy Hargrove
It's amazing how grandparents seem so young once you become one. ~Author
Unknown
Grandparents are similar to a piece of string - handy to have around and
easily wrapped around the fingers of their grandchildren. ~Author Unknown
Grandchildren don't make a woman feel old; it's the knowledge that she's
married to a grandfather. ~G. Norman Collie
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Grandpa Dr Bob, www.grif.net
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