Out of the Mouth of Babes...

I remember fondly spending time with both of my Grandmas growing up and always feeling so loved. (Could it have been because I was the first grandchild on both sides?) Anyway, I love all nine of my grandkids and miss them terribly. When they call and sing songs to me, nothing melts my heart more. When I saw these cute sayings about grandchildren, I had to smile...Out of the mouth of babes!

Being a Grandparent...

1. She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter, as she'd done many times before. 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...

2. My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He asked me how old I was, and I told him, '62.' He was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, 'Did you start at 1?'

3. 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?'

4. 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.'

5. I didn't know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I
decided to test her. I would point out something and ask what color it was. She would tell me and was always correct. It was fun for me, so I continued. At last she headed for the door, saying, 'Grandma, I think you should try to figure out some of these yourself.'

6. A second grader ca m e 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'.'

7. 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.'

8. A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon full of kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the 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.'

The Power of Attitude

My neighbor, David Hunt died unexpectedly last week. He and my husband were home teaching companions for the past several years. Last year he completed a book with a story that illustrates the power of attitude. This is what he wrote, "Two ladies in a hospital were sharing the room. One was near the window, her name was Sarah, and the other was across the room away from the window, her name was Mary. These two women met in the hospital when they were assigned to the same room. As these two women shared the room for months, they became very good friends. Sarah, the lady near the window would often describe what she could see outside. It was very uplifting for Mary to hear about what was going on as reported by Sarah, but Mary could not see through the window. Both of these ladies were bedridden and could not move around the room. One day Sarah described the spring scene that she saw. She told her friend Mary that she could see the children at the school playing ball. They were running and kicking the ball across the grass. She could see the birds in the nearby tree, and they were busy building a nest for the young birds. She noticed the children riding their bikes along the sidewalk. She described the beautiful clouds moving in the wind. She described how beautiful the flowers were and that they were in full bloom. Because the window was facing the east, she often would describe how beautiful the sunrise would appear in the morning. Each day Sarah described in great detail how beautiful the view appeared out the window. The description of the outside world had a positive influence on Mary, who so much appreciated the report. She looked forward to each day, as Sarah would report the outside view. One day Sarah got very sick and did not describe the great scenes she could see. Her family came to visit her and the family nearly filled the room. The Doctor talked to them and said, Sarah is very sick and she is dying. Several days later Sarah passed away. Mary felt a tremendous loss when her dear friend passed away. Sarah was always so cheerful and had such a great attitude about life. As things changed and Sarah was taken from the hospital, Mary asked the head nurse if she could move to Sarah's bed near the window. Her wish was granted and Mary moved to the bed. She was thrilled about the move, she would be able to see the activities that were going on outside. However, when she looked out the window, the only thing that she could see was a red brick wall about twenty feet away, which was the side of the building next to the hospital."