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Halloween is a fun time! But there are a few rules for senior citizens celebrating Halloween. This arrived in my e-mail this morning – and I think we all need to observe these Halloween rules for seniors. You know you are too old to Trick or Treat when: 10. You keep knocking on your own [...]
The Top Ten Signs You Are Too Old for Halloween
10. You get winded from knocking on the doors.
9. You have to have somebody chew the candy for you.
And as I visited with his grandmother, and she shared with me all of the cards and notes they have received, I was again reminded of the importance of those sympathy cards. I well remember the comfort we found in sympathy cards when our brother died suddenly. We would sit in dad’s living room and read them aloud to each other. Each one brought comfort. And it is such a simple thing to do — send a little card. I have to admit I am not as good about that as my sister, Betty. But today I am determined to do better. I do know how much it matters!
Yesterday was magical! Our granddaughter was visiting with us. I excitedly showed her the beginnings of an afghan I am crocheting for her. Surprisingly, she recognized it immediately. “I did not know you could crochet, Joan-Joan.” She is an artistic child, and I really just wanted her to approve of the colors I had chosen. [...]
She came from a hardworking stock of people who never made much money but certainly were rich in many other ways. She never went to a fancy ball and was never presented to society but she was a lady just the same. She loved poetry and used to write poems when she found the time. Grandma raised 11 children, grew her own garden every year, was one of the best cooks for miles around, and was a deeply devout and spiritual woman. I think I would have admired her even if she wasn’t my Grandmother.
As grandparents, we often wonder how our grandchildren will remember us when we are gone. Are we really making the impact on them that we would like? Kimberly’s story of her grandmother is told with such love and admiration for her grandmother, Julia. Kimberly’s story reminds us that the things our children and grandchildren will remember about us are the simple daily things we do — the way we live our lives. Let us all be the inspiration that Granny Julia was for Kimberly!
“Look, Joan-Joan, look what I found! Isn’t it beautiful?” My 6 y/o granddaughter had found a daffodil in the back yard. I said, “Oh yes, it is very beautiful. The daffodil is telling us that spring is coming!” Jessica immediately jumped up and down and up and down and up and down shouting “spring is coming, spring is coming, spring is coming!”
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