Grandparents

On February 26th, my last living, and most cherished, grandpa passed away and entered the heaven. I have since been trying to find the words to express my thoughts and feelings about him and to scan pictures of him that I have, but can't. It hurts too much.

Last night, I think God sent me a message that life is going to be okay. I am not sure that the photos will come through like they are supposed to (they should have some movement in them) but I think everyone will love the sentiments that are said.

So, sit back, enjoy the sayings and I promise that I will be back to my normal crazy blogging self here shortly.

Hugs, Christie

Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting ~ Author Unknown What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change and they give me a million dollars' worth of pleasure. ~ Gene Perret Grandmothers are just 'antique' little girls. ~ Author Unknown 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 Never have children, only grandchildren. ~ Gore Vidal 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 Grandfathers have only so many horsey rides in them. ~ Gene Perret When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window. ~ Ogden Nash Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day and now the day was complete. ~ Marcy DeMaree Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies. ~ Author unknown Grandmas 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 It's such a grand thing to be a mother of a mother - that's why the world calls her grandmother. ~ Author Unknown Grandchildren are God's way of compensating us for growing old. ~ Mary H. Waldrip You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. ~ Proverb 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 I wish I had the energy that my grandchildren have - if only for self-defense. ~ Gene Perret Grandmother-grandchild relationships are simple. Grandmas are short on criticism and long on love. ~ Author Unknown Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children. ~ Alex Haley Grandmother - a wonderful mother with lots of practice. ~ Author Unknown A grandparent is old on the outside but young on the inside. ~ Author Unknown One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather. ~ Joy Hargrove It's amazing how grandparents seem so young, once you become one. ~ Author Unknown If your baby is "beautiful and perfect, never cries or fusses, sleeps on schedule, burps on demand and an angel all the time," you're the grandma. ~ Teresa Bloomingdale Grandparents are similar to a piece of string - handy to have around and easily wrapped around the fingers of their grandchildren. ~ Author Unknown What is it about grandparents that is so lovely? I'd like to say that grandparents are God's gifts to children. And, if they can but see, hear and feel what these people have to give, they can mature at a fast rate. ~ Bill Cosby Grandchildren don't make a man feel old; it's the knowledge that he's married to a grandmother. ~ G. Norman Collie