Janet Lanese - More Grandmothers Are Like Snowflakes...No Two Are Alike: A Treasury of Wit, Wisdom, and Heartwarming Observations

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New York, New York 10036 Copyright 2002 by Janet Lanese
Author photo copyright 2002 by Ross Cameron/Oakland Tribune All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher, except where permitted by law. Delacorte Press is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc., and the colophon is a trademark of Random House, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data More grandmothers are like snowflakesno two are alike / [compiled by] Janet Lanese.
p. cm.
eISBN: 978-0-307-48838-1
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Lanese, Janet.
PN6084.G6 M67 2002
306.8745dc21
2002025659 Published simultaneously in Canada v3.1

Youre never too old to become younger. Mae West One positive advantage to age for me is that I have more time to smell the roses. Helen Hayes Youth is transitory, but a youthful spirit need never grow old. Dr. Criswell Freeman Love is the great beautifier. Louisa May Alcott My niece, the weary mother of six, was asked one Sunday morning by the parish priest, Well, Sue, what do you want your next one to be? A grandchild, she snapped! Grandma Jan There is a fountain of youth.

It is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age. Sophia Loren Does becoming a grandma Leave you aghast? Im sorry to say Life goes by that fast. Mary McBride Though it sounds absurd, it is true to say I felt younger at sixty than I felt at twenty. Ellen Glasgow Isnt it terrific that you dont have to look like a grandmother to be one? Grandma Jan

Whether you become a grandma in your mid-twenties or in your senior-citizen-discount years, its unlikely youll fit the stereotypical pink-faced, snowy-haired, cookie-baking, chubby old lady. Patricia Poppy Smith I was grossed out when I heard Grandma had a boyfriend at her age! With me and Dad, youd think two men in her life would be all she could handle. Donald, age 12 One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. Donald, age 12 One should never trust a woman who tells her real age.

A woman who would tell that would tell anything. Oscar Wilde

polyester to denim bifocals to contacts cold cream to Retin-A sherry to merlot sedans to SUVs mobile homes to condos curlers to blow dryers manicures to silk or acrylics knitting to exercising banana splits to low-fat yogurt Niagara Falls to Las Vegas J.C. Penney to QVC Paul Newman to Mel Gibson homemaker to entrepreneur snail-mail to e-mail Grandma Jan When the grandmothers of today hear the word Chippendales, they dont necessarily think of chairs. Jean Kerr Whats an aging boomer to do? You can laser away your wrinkles, tuck your tummy, and make yourself look 25 again; but no matter what you do, theres still one thing thats going to remind youand everyone elsethat youre getting old. Its that cute little kid following you around in the supermarket shouting, Grandma, buy me some ice cream! Armin Brott Sometimes its almost impossible for a grandmother not to look more glamorous than her daughter and daughter-in-law. Especially when the young mothers everyday attire is a stained T-shirt and faded blue jeans.

We have much less responsibility, and more time and resources to look like a model from the cover of Modern Maturity. So when you go to visit your grandbaby, leave the cosmetics, jewelry, and the designer frocks at home. Have you ever tried to get sour formula out of a silk dress? Grandma Jan A good feeling inside is worth more than a great beautician. Mother Teresa In youth we learn. In age we understand. Grandma Jan