New York

I visit my grandbabies every chance I get. They recently moved back to the North Country, upstate New York. Fall Break gave me the opportunity to visit them in their new home. I love upstate New York, and on my recent visit it presented itself in all its resplendent glory of Fall. I was enchanted with the falling leaves, fluttering in the golden sunshine on a gust of wind. I tried to capture it on a video with my phone-with no success. I was also enchanted with my two-year-old grandson. He speaks in 2 or 3 word sentences and makes himself well understood. What tickled me the most was his response when he is told "no": "OH MAN!" I laugh just thinking about him. Whenever I return home from one of my visits with my loved ones, I regret not having done all the things I intended to do with them while I was there. Then that leads me to a sadness that I don't live closer so that I can be a regular part of their lives. I dream of living just around the corner so they can walk over to see me anytime, and I would always have cookies ready for them...

Greetings

When my daughter and her family moved to New York, I wanted to assure my grandson that his Gubba was not going to forget him. I went to Target and bought several cards. They have a bigger and better selection there. I found cards like, "Wherever you are in the world, I'll always be close." and "Just peeking in to see how you're doing>" I sent one right away so it would be there when they arrived. Then I sent one every week at first. The cards were inexpensive and brought him the joy of receiving his own mail, and hearing from his loving Gubba.