GRANDKID'S GAZETTE, NEW YEARS DAY, 2010. By Jayda

The New Year has welcomed us with a snow white blanket and a temperature of zero degrees. The branches and leaves on many of the deciduous trees are heavy with snow and swaying in the gentle breeze and seem to be waving a welcome to the New Year. We’re waving back and are still wondering why some of the leaves failed to drop in the fall. We did have a quick flash of early winter that froze the gardens earlier than usual. The trucks are still rolling on our highways and will be bringing us fresh greens from warmer climates for our dinners. When I was just over two years old Gi-Gi was so impressed when she saw me reach for the leaves of lettuce in my salad and stuff them in my mouth with my fingers. She says it’s the best way to do it when too young to use a fork.

Daddy is “on call” this weekend and has to stay near his cell phone but Mommy, my sisters and I are happy to have him home with us. GiGi’s computer stalled this morning and phoned Daddy to see if he could fix it. He was able to do it from our computer right here and of course we find that to be very clever. Now she can type up my report for our Gazette. My sister and I love school and will be going back on Monday. When Grandpa and Grandma Davis come up for a visit after Easter we’ll be able to tell them about the new things we have learned at school. Gi-Gi said that Grandpa Davis told her that he was so impressed when he noticed how we love books. We do find it exciting to go to the Library and borrow the books we don’t have at home yet. There is just enough space left to wish everyone a Happy New Year filled with understanding and love. We had such a wonderful Christmas Season. We were able to enjoy visits with Great Grandpa Poppa and Grandma Dee as well as Grandparents Irwin and had such fun at Grandma Stewart’s house on Boxing Day with Uncle Roger and all the others. Friends from Olds, Alberta just phoned and said it was minus 37 with wind blowing over 40 kilometers an hour and they’re shoveling snow.