Things I want to remember

One of these days when I am older if I am blessed with grandchildren there are some things that I want to remember so I am going to put them down here.  These are more for me than for you....


1. I want to be the fun creative grandmother.  I want to take my grandchildren to things at the library and get them a library card and have a special library bag (My mother always made mine with a holder for my library card.) I want to do this on a specific day as to give my grandchild's parents a constant each week so that they will be able to plan for appointments or grocery shopping or whatever strikes their fancy. 


2. I want to know my grandchildren so well that I don't have to ask what they would like as a gift.  I want to buy them something that they will enjoy but that they didn't even know existed.  I will not give my own child money and instruct them to buy something for my grandchild and put my name on it. 


3. I want to have my grandchildren over for regular sleepovers so that their parents can plan toward that and know that they will have that time to themselves. 


4. I want to plan family trips that I fund.  I want for both children and their families to meet my husband and I at a particular location and just enjoy each other away from the hustle and bustle. 


5.  I want to bake with my grandchildren.  I will not stress about the mess.  I will allow for crazy creativity rather than needing everything to be perfect.  I will know then that the memory of making the cookies  is what will remain unless of course you act the fool over the fact that an entire gallon of milk...slipped. 


6.  I will wear the bathing suit.  I will know that if I am old enough to be a grandmother no one is looking at my body.  They are just impressed that I am involved in my grandchildren's lives. 


7. I have always said that I will be the grandmother that rides the roller coasters but the problem is I am having trouble riding them now.  I am afraid that by the time I have grandchildren if I am blessed to have some I won't be able to at all, but I stand in the line with them and then walk through just like I do with my kids now.  You still get the bonding time in the line! 


I am sure that there are many other life lessons that I want to tell older me.  This is just today's batch.