Next Sunday is Grandparents Day.? This special day has a threefold purpose: to honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children?s children, and to help children become aware of the strength, information and guidance older people can offer.
The idea for a National Grandparents Day originated with Marian McQuade, a housewife in Fayette County, West Virginia. She primarily worried about lonely elderly people in nursing homes. She also hoped to persuade grandchildren to tap the wisdom and heritage their grandparents could provide. President Jimmy Carter, in 1978, proclaimed that National Grandparents Day would be celebrated every year on the first Sunday after Labor Day.
Grandparents and kids make good stories.? Here are some of my favorites?
The grandmother was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter.? After she applied her lipstick and started to leave, the little one said, ?But Gramma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper good-bye!? I will probably never put lipstick on again without thinking about kissing the toilet paper good-bye?
A young grandson called the other day to wish his Grandpa Happy Birthday. The boy asked him how old he was, and he told him, ?62.? The boy was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, ?Did you start at 1??
After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin. Finally, she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings. As she left the room, she heard the three-year-old say with a trembling voice, ?Who was THAT?
A grandmother was telling her little granddaughter what her own childhood was like: ?We used to skate outside on a pond. I had a swing made from a tire; it hung from a tree in our front yard. We rode our pony. We picked wild raspberries in the woods.? The little girl was wide-eyed, taking this all in. At last she said, ?I sure wish I?d gotten to know you sooner!?
A grandson was visiting his grandmother one day when he asked, ?Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?? She mentally polished her halo and said, ?No, how are we alike?? ?You?re both old,? he replied.
A little girl was diligently pounding away on her grandfather?s computer. She told him she was writing a story. ?What?s it about?? he asked. ?I don?t know,? she replied. ?I can?t read.?
A grandmother didn?t know if her granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so she decided to test her. She pointed out something and then asked what color it was.? The little girl would tell her and was always correct. It was fun, so the game went on. At last, she headed for the door, saying, ?Grandma, I think you should try to figure out some of these, yourself!?
When Billy and his grandfather entered the vacation cabin, they kept the lights off until they were inside to keep from attracting pesky insects.? Still, a few fireflies followed them in. Noticing them first, Billy whispered, ?It?s no use Grandpa. Now the mosquitoes are coming after us with flashlights.
When the small boy asked his grandpa how old he was, he teasingly replied, ?I?m not sure.? ?Look in your underwear, Grandpa,? the boy advised, ?mine says I?m 4 to 6.?
A second grader came home from school and said to her grandmother,? Grandma, guess what? We learned how to make babies today.? The grandmother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. ?That?s interesting,? she said, ?How do you make babies?? ?It?s simple,? replied the girl. ?You just change ?y? to ?i? and add ?es?.?
Children?s Logic: ?Give me a sentence about a public servant,? said a teacher. The small boy wrote: ?The fireman came down the ladder pregnant.? The teacher took the lad aside to correct him. ?Don?t you know what pregnant means?? she asked. ?Sure,? said the young boy confidently. ?It means carrying a child.?
A grandfather was delivering his grandchildren to their home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children started discussing the dog?s duties. ?They use him to keep crowds back,? said one child. ?No,? said another. ?He?s just for good luck.? A third child brought the argument to a close. ?They use the dogs,? she said firmly, ?to find the fire hydrants.?
A 6-year-old was asked where his grandma lived. ?Oh,? he said, ?she lives at the airport and when we want her, we just go get her.? Then, when we?re done having her visit, we take her back to the airport.?
Grandpa is the smartest man on earth! He teaches me good things, but I don?t get to see him enough to get as smart as him!
One little girl said that grandparents are funny because when they bend over, you hear gas leaks and they blame their dog.
Take care of the grandparents in your family.? If you are not fortunate enough to have grandparents close by, adopt one from your church or a nursing home close by.????????? Many times, only grandparents have answers to questions about family histories. When this information is passed down to the grandchildren, everyone can be assured of his heritage being preserved.? God bless you.
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