May 2, 2008. Chevy Chase, Md. Grandmother.

Today we go to Grandparents Day at the Fourth Presbyterian School. This is the first time we have been in town to attend this auspicious event, but by the luck of the draw, we are here. And we are happy to see the children in action. I don't know when these events began. I do not recall any such event in the life of our children and certainly not in my life as a student. My recollection was that the parents only came to the schools when the child was in trouble. Not now. We have attended several such events at the Texas children's school and heve enjoyed them. The first thing we noted was how difficult it was for the children who did not have grandparents attending. The children looked forlorn. Now the name of the day has changed to Grandparents and Friends Day, which is a good thing. Being a cynic, I am suspicious that the whole day is a fund raiser. But the children love the event and work very diligently to prepare for the event. Mary France's class is giving a presentation about some Greek myth. I am going to be interested which one is chosen. Kate's class is giving a play. We will enjoy and beam with pride at their accomplishments. Both girls do well in school and enjoy the process, which is a blessing.

After the morning at the school, we have been invited out to lunch with Christina and the girls by Linda Creath, who is the other Gran mother, called Mormor, in the Danish fashion. She is the perfect Grandmother, as opposed to me, who misses many events and doesn't babysit. Linda and I are good friends. Our lives have always been dramatically different. When you look at us we both look kind alike, in that we are both pleasant ladies who can talk to people, but the directions of our lives have been dramatically different. One day soon I will write about Linda Creath, but before that, I need to find out is she reads this little web log. Today will be a day to enjoy. We missed the Christening of Molly last Sunday, but we are not going to miss Grandparents Day today.