I became the grandmother to two amazing little baby boys in May and November 1998 - and I was born in December of 1950! That meant I was 37 when I became a gramma! And look at me now - a wizened up old lady who welcomed her first great-grandson a year ago.
I better not be a grandmother at 37!! I know my mama said the same thing, but I've tried hard to break the cycle and not let my daughter fall into my footsteps and be another 'bad' statistic. But should she make those same choices, I will choose to love her through it and be the best grandma ever! So far, she still think boys suck eggs, so I'm good for a while lolI became the grandmother to two amazing little baby boys in May and November 1998 - and I was born in December of 1950! That meant I was 37 when I became a gramma! And look at me now - a wizened up old lady who welcomed her first great-grandson a year ago.Ain't life grand?
Both of my daughters were married and on their own before the boys came, so it was all good! My son and daughter-in-law were married 11 years and had given up when Katie came along, followed by another surprise 5 years later in the form of our beloved Kendra. I remember wondering when the first boys came along what God was thinking making me a gramma at 37. I found out - I ended up raising my middle daughter's two children due to her illness, and He just wanted to make sure I was young enough to handle it!
Mmmmmmmm....and guess what I have in my freezer??You can find rhubarb at Kroger's and HEB stores.
Bee, when the Bluebonnets come out people from all over come to see them. You are going down the road around a curve and you are hit with these beautiful flowers. You get used to people pulling over to the side to take pictures. I have seen the elderly sitting in the midst of them just laughing. Children are running around having a good time. It is a wondrous sight!
Well howdy Balloonjuice! Would you like some Sweet or Unsweetened tea? Pull up a Rocking Chair, hay bale, bucket, or wherever you want to plop down. We have all kinds of goodies over there by Bee. We have several good bakers here and wait till you hear some of the stories.
Where abouts are you from? I am thinking the hill country since you have the bluebonnets. I am from Rosenberg (SW of Houston).
Lisa
Beekissed,
Wow -- this is a busy thread. Back in the 60s and 70s, Lady Bird Johnson began a program of hiway beautification here in Texas. One of the things they did was to plant Texas wild flowers along all the major roadways. Right now the bluebonnets are in bloom, as are the Indian paintbrushes. Soon will be the red (crimson) clover and the firewheels. The DoT does not mow the median or along the edge of the hiway as long as the wildflowers are in bloom, because most of them are annuals that must reseed themselves. Texas hiways are indeed a sight in spring. I've planted our meadow in wildflowers as well. We have quite an assortment, and I follow the DoT's mowing schedule.
