Grandparents
This week, as we approach Grandparents Day on Sunday, I’ve been thinking about grandparents and grandchildren. We called my maternal grandparents MomMom and PopPop. Our paternal grandmother‘s nickname was Nan.
The siblings and I have a variety of memories of each of them. MomMom was a seamstress. I remember women coming to the house to have her “take in” a dress or “take up” a hem. She made slip covers and draperies. She even had one of those dress forms on a stand. Pop Pop was an electrician by trade and a true tinkerer. He loved to fix just about anything and he created things.
We loved staying overnight at their house. We played a lot of board games and card games.
Nan was famous for her fruitcake-a recipe in her handwriting that I recently discovered.
I think about how my parents and Doug‘s parents grandparented our boys. They each had their own style and own gifts to share with them.
And now as Doug and I are grandparents, we navigate the complexities of grandparenting in these times. It is such a joy. I often tell people that grandparenting is “delicious “.
I picture each grandchild in my mind, as I am riding. And I am especially thinking of our Charlotte this month. 😘 She is a fascinating four year-old, full of spunk and love. One of the child ambassadors for the Great Cycle Challenge is also a four-year-old girl named Charlotte. She has been bravely fighting B Cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia since September 2024. She is currently in maintenance treatment, which includes both daily and weekly oral chemo medications and a lumbar puncture and port chemo every three months. She and her family have been through a lot. So I picture her face and our Charlotte’s face as I ride. And I continue to pray for these researchers to come up with better solutions for these families..❤️
