Andrews McMeel Publishing - A Little Book for Grandmother

A Little Book for Grandmother
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Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.Lois Wyse G randmothers are not what they used to be. The traditional image of a plump, silver-haired woman coming out of the kitchen, wiping flour-covered hands on her apron, is as worn and faded as farmhouse curtains. Todays grandmother is just as likely to go on a five-mile bike ride with her grandkids as to whip up a batch of cookies each time they visit. But the essence of being a grandma hasnt changed and surely never will. To grandchildren, a grandmother represents that perfect balance of wisdom and warmth. Grandmothers seem to have seen all and know all and yet have a knack for making their grandchildren feel like they themselves are the most remarkable people theyve ever known.

No matter what hardships a grandmother has faced in her life, she will always reserve the softest spot in her heart for her grandchildren. For the young ones, no place is as comforting as her lap, and as they grow older, they find that grandmother seems to have a ready and wise answer to every question. If the happiest day of a womans life is the day she becomes a mother, the second-happiest day must surely be when she first becomes a grandmother. The pride and love, warmth and affection she first felt so long ago comes flowing back in wavesand it never really stops flowing. It washes over her grandchildren forever.