I had a number of reasons to feel grateful yesterday. One of my favourites was a short visit from two of our granddaughters – Brook and Genie. Brook was in town and she dropped by to tell me that by Christmas I would be a great-grandmother! I love babies, tots, kids, tweens, teens and as high as our grands take it. But seriously – I am going to be a 😳😳😳 great-grandmother!
Becoming a grandmother seventeen years ago was a bit of a wake up call but I could work with it. Genie called her mother ‘Mommy’ and I was ‘Mom’ (That is what everybody else called me in those days 🤷).
Rory followed soon after, but due to medical issues – specifically muscle and joint issue – he barely spoke for quite some time. Dan was ‘HaHa’. I was more of an ‘AhAh’.
Gabby was next. We seldom saw her so she was a bit too shy around us to throw the ‘Grandma’ word around willy nilly.
Brook was five when she was brought into the family and she already had a Grandma. I have always been ‘Anne’ to her.
Then Maddy came along and there was no denying. I was ‘GRANDMA’. Grandma, grandma, grandma…. Maddy started speaking fluently when she was about five minutes old and ‘Grandma’ was her magic word. After the seventeenth ‘Grandma’ in a row, Maddy scored whatever she ‘needed’ – panties, sneakers, McDonalds, boots, Playdoh, coloring books and one balloon on a stick! 😂
Since Maddy, four more grands have joined the family. Prim, Lucas, and Cason joined ranks with Maddy. ‘Grandma’ became official and I officially got older.
Except for Dominic. He insists on calling me ‘Nana’. In turn, I call him ‘Fred’. He does not like it but he has yet to figure a work-around. 😁
With one more grand on the way in November, now I have to face reality at a new level. Great-Grandmother!
Regardless, it will all be worth it to have another little one in the family. We are beginning a new generation and I am sure each and every one of these babes will be unique, amazing, and someone in our lives to be infinitely grateful for.
“The trick is to age honestly and gracefully and make it look so great that everyone looks forward to it.”
– Emma Thompson
(What a lovely legacy to leave one’s growing family!)
Wishing all a great day! See you tomorrow 💞
Seclusion 101 with AnneMarie 
lol. Thanks for sharing your grandkids. You’re not too far ahead of us. I think now you’re supposed to sit on the porch in a rocking chair wearing a crocheted shawl and those half-glass readers down on the end of your nose with knitting and a cat on your lap. Hound dog, corncob pipe and shotgun optional.
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Lol – my rocking chair is under a tree. My dog won’t join me but I have a squirrel that hangs around. The shawl sounds like a good idea today. Bit chilly.
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You’re blessed with a beautiful family. Continue to age gracefully.
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Thank you!
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You are a lucky woman!
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You bet!
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You’re most welcome.
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We have more great nephews and nieces that great grandchildren 🙂 You have some good ones
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Congrats!! You have such a beautiful family and happy to hear that it’s still growing!!
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Wonderful family! I am a great grandmother to two cute boys. I don’t get to see them often but family is everything.
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We don’t see our grands often anymore but we still love every one of them to pieces.
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Thank you! I thought we were done at the grand level but one more little guy snuck in. There will be no limit when the great-grands start.
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Thank you, Derrick. They never cease to amaze and entertain us!
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What beautiful children. Congratulations on your soon to be Great Grandmother. Keep enjoying them all.
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Thank you! They are an attractive lot. They are also brilliant and hilarious. (No bias here).
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You are just being honest.
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