A True Newbie
My five foot, two inch little girl just gave birth to an eight
pound, six ounce boy, which gives me a new title: grampa.
Today, the three great grandmothers will be paying homage at my
daughter's house. This is a logistical nightmare. We're just outside
of NYC, and the great grannies are scattered throughout Brooklyn and Queens--one's in Brooklyn Heights, another's in Sheepshead Bay and the other is in Flushing.
The driving distance is about 60 miles round trip, but even a mad gypsy cab driver couldn't round them up and get them out here in one day. The city streets just won*t allow it.
Therefore, my brother will be picking up my mother; my brother-in-law--who lives in New Jersey--will be picking up my wife's mother; and I'll be picking up my wife's stepmother. The elders range from 78 to 90. My mother's the oldest. She has a ring in which birthstones are added each time she gets a new great grandchild. This latest addition makes twenty-one. I don't see the ring anymore. Since my mother's frail now, if she wore it she'd be anchored to one place until she took it off.
pound, six ounce boy, which gives me a new title: grampa.
Today, the three great grandmothers will be paying homage at my
daughter's house. This is a logistical nightmare. We're just outside
of NYC, and the great grannies are scattered throughout Brooklyn and Queens--one's in Brooklyn Heights, another's in Sheepshead Bay and the other is in Flushing.
The driving distance is about 60 miles round trip, but even a mad gypsy cab driver couldn't round them up and get them out here in one day. The city streets just won*t allow it.
Therefore, my brother will be picking up my mother; my brother-in-law--who lives in New Jersey--will be picking up my wife's mother; and I'll be picking up my wife's stepmother. The elders range from 78 to 90. My mother's the oldest. She has a ring in which birthstones are added each time she gets a new great grandchild. This latest addition makes twenty-one. I don't see the ring anymore. Since my mother's frail now, if she wore it she'd be anchored to one place until she took it off.
posted by rich at 6:06 AM
4 Comments:
Congratulations, Grandpa! Very exciting news.
Thanks, J.
Why can't I work this stuff?
Rich
I just saw this on a link from Jenna's site. Congrats, Grandpa Rich! Give the little bunchkin a smooch for me.
Sara (saritams8 from AW)
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