GRANDKID'S GAZETTE, JANUARY 25, 2009

Of winter weather, there's still more, Of falling flakes, and by the door,
Five sets of boots sit in the hall, "Please put me on, we'll have a ball."
We'll see some friends, and have great fun, With sun and snow 'til day is done.
Us three girls, Mom and Dad too, We'll have a visit and play with you.
We'll speed along on quilts of snow, With boots and coats, Away we go.
We'll spend time with GiGi too, With cheers and smiles, And hugs all new.

Our tires crackled over the snow. Off came our boots at GiGi's place. We tucked the stuffed animals in for their naps. Sunbeams danced on the ceiling and our little sister marched around and impressed GiGi who was amazed at how well she walked, especially as she held two of the stuffed animals, one in each arm. She is 13 months old, always full of smiles and GiGi said how kind we three were to each other.

GiGi had just finished making a smoothie. She wasn't used to her new l8- speed Oster Digital Blender. Her old one with just four speeds had worn out. She decided to add a little more of the Rainbow Chard since it was already chopped up. She opened the lid while it was still running on speed seven. That was a big mistake. It should always be shut OFF first. There was a bang like an explosion when the chard was dropped in as the contents fired at the spoon and splashed everything six feet in all directions, redecorating the kitchen. The spoon hadn't fallen in but banged other dishes on its way to its landing spot in the middle of the kitchen floor. She pushed her little stool to the corner to try to reach the ceiling with a long fork wrapped in a cloth to clean splattered spots. Feeling uneasy, trying to balance on the stool, she couldn't reach high enough and gave up. Her phone rang and Daddy said we were on our way for a visit.

The sun catcher hanging in the window that flashes sunbeams had fallen and our Daddy was tall and put it back up for her. The girls were playing princess and queen, and wrapped a fancy scarf around Mommie, to get her ready to attend a royal ball. Daddy looked at the ceiling spots and said he could reach them and sure enough, its all clean now. He noticed the waterfall fixture that GiGi wasn't sure how to hook up. He did that for her too. He also got the audio on the computer working. We're so proud of our Daddy, and our sweet Mommy. And GiGi is so grateful and thanked him many times. She hadn't known we were coming until Daddy phoned. Now is that synchronicity or what? It is also called God's grace. Love, TK with GiGi.