Feeling Very Gra’ma

I am feeling very gra’ma tonight. I think being a gra’ma is like looking at your DNA bars, knowing you are connected to the future and that a sliver of your genes will make it into the next century. A great feeling and I do so hate to be left behind. It also gives me a chance to relive all the special moments of childhood without the skinned knees and bruised ego. Now I have someone to buy things for and to leave things to. I will also bequeath to my grandchildren a legacy of humor, creativity, sense of adventure, intuition, reason, good health and hopefully a little jewelry. I am less ME oriented and more THEM oriented. Now, when I go shopping, I look in the toy aisle and the children’s clothing section. I look for children’s books and music. Their little brains are like tabulae rasae and the more positive their experiences, the more confidence and poise they will have. That should translate into a happier life experience for them. I get a selfish satisfaction from being able to contribute more than just genetic material to their futures. However, some of the genetic traits I wish they had gotten from me, but didn’t, are: red hair and almond shaped eyes. That’s it! Red hair with their blue eyes, what a combination and blue eyes in an almond shape, wow! But they are stunningly beautiful as they are with brown hair and blue eyes all set into angelic faces. Their smiles light up my world!!