Grandchildren

Kids are kind of a hoot.

I was still in college when I was made a God Parent to my best friend's children.  It was very interesting playing pseudo parent to the two of them.  Apparently, I did well since I now have 11 God Children, thankfully now adults, and still in my life!

Working with youth brought along another group I called, "My Kids".  Youth whom came along and stayed in my life.  As this is posted, I am expecting two of them from my 1977 youth group to be dropping by for a long weekend visit and bbq.  :)  At least with the reunion going on, I will have someone to talk to!  Since one is now Buddhist and one is now atheist, it ought to be interesting!

And eventually, adopting four kids of my own.  God had laid strongly on my heart that every kid needs a father.  And, they do.  They are all adults now, two with their own families and grandchildren are a real hoot!

The most endearing is the Oldest Grand-daughter.  From the time I first held her, there was this "connection".  It really bothered her parents at how she bonded on day one as an infant, on with me, if she is crying give her to grandpa.  :)  Very odd.  But she is such a delight!  Last night she gave me one of her little stories she did for her first year in school.  It was about going out for Mexican food with me, what else?  :)  Extremely cute!  Extremely helpful and always wanting to please her "Papa".

Grandson, now five years old is a hoot as well.  He says the craziest things - all guaranteed to crack you up and his blond clueless face is just the topper to bring him to the center of hilarity.  But, he is all boy and you can just see his little mind working on how to try the next level of excitement.  It could be how does that water get into the hose, to playing with being a klutzy pizza delivery boy past bed time but always guaranteed to make you laugh, whatever the outcome.  His latest was "What would it be like to have a birthday ever single day of the year?"  I commented that the mother would be very unhappy.  Of course, he could not understand and commented that, that would be one mean mommy!  I just love the little guy.

And Youngest Grand-daughter, well only has one use for me - to find her My Little Pony games and videos to watch on the computer!  Or to take her to Value Village in the eternal quest to find more and more MLP stuff.  There is nothing like being subjected to 3.5 hours of constant MLP!  to really melt your brain and remove all intelligence!  But, other than that, she really only likes females.

Yeah, grandchild are best: all fun and no responsibility ... :)
And yes, I do shovel them full of sugar and send them home :)