My grandma
Written by Josh Thill, Age 12, February 2000
Don Schmitz & Grandkidsandme

I shared many wonderful memories with my grandma. She likes to spend time with her family. 

One memory is when my parents were going away for their anniversary. I got to go to my grandma’s retirement home. My grandma said I could do anything I wanted. She asked me if I wanted to read. I thought about it then said “ok.”  When we finished reading,  we played pool, even though I don't think she really wanted to. After pool we watched a movie and went to bed. I had lots of fun.

Another memory I have is when my grandma went to grandparents day at school. I got on the bus and rode the bus to school that morning just like usual. I was in second grade. We were doing our work as usual when my teacher announced, "After math, the grandparents will be here." Math seemed to last for hours.

When the grandparents started to walk in and I saw my grandma and became very excited. I said “hi” to her and she sat next to me. 

My teacher said we would be making two projects one before lunch and one after. The first project was lots of fun because I had not seen my grandma in a while so it was fun to be with her.

As soon as everyone finished, we went to lunch. We had grilled cheese, soup and vegetables for lunch. I didn’t take any vegetables. After lunch, we went back to the room and did our second project. That was also fun.

When everybody finished the project all the grandparents had to go. I was very disappointed she had to leave because we had such a good time. 

I have a lot of fun memories of the time spent with my grandma. I hope that I will have many more.

Don Schmitz is a popular speaker and writer on parenting and grandparenting. He is the author of The New Face of Grandparenting…Why Parents Need Their Own Parents and founder of The Grandkidsandme Foundation and Grandparent Camps. Don holds graduate degrees in Education, Administration and Human Development. He is the father to three sons and nine grandchildren. Contact Don@grandkidsandme.com