Emotions bubbling over, she told me that she was going to teach them how to spit and smoke.

(My Grampy's birthday is today.  He would have been 91--he passed 10 years ago.  I am specifically mentioning him because the sense of humor that I have as I write anything is from him (through my mom and then to me).  I have never know anyone that could hit the ball back harder and faster than he could.  I think he would like this blog--actually I hope he would.  Not getting too sentimental, I am going to end this thought with his favorite toast (that my mom will still frequent) :  "Here's to you, Here's to me, Hope we never disagree.  But if we do, The hell with you.  Here's to me!)

Speaking of grandparents, currently I am down a girl..Since it is February vacation and the Wangs didn't plan a vacation, Laurel went up to stay with her Nana..my mom.  As fun as Disney but so much more frugal..

When I told my mom that I was pregnant both times (with my girls), she was so excited.  Emotions bubbling over, she told me that she  was going to teach them how to spit and smoke.  Please keep in mind that I have neither seen my mom spit nor smoke.  It was her way to say she was going to grandparent without abandon.

My mom's mom, now known as Great Nana, had the same abandon with simple gestures..taking me on her errands to Mister Market and CVS.  Lunch at McCrory's (I could order anything!) and riding home in her Caprice Classic (my Nana apparently drove a cop car.)  She would add Pringles to every lunch and let me have as much soda as I wanted.  Honestly, grandparents are hard because they pass or fall into old age..(that was my solemn thought of the month..and now I have to come back to snark.)

My mom will let my girls eat marshmallows for breakfast.  During a grocery shopping expedition, I saw my mom toss EVERYTHING in the cart.  Everything that Laurel wished for went into that cart..party favors, books, candy..of course, no God damn food.  Asparagus..no..edamame..no..anything to fortify..no. I have never seen my mom buy more than $300 of groceries like the trip that I saw with my girl Laurel.

I joke that my girls will get to sample their Nana's Cosmo when they are 16.  I have also been asked about my girls' limited of number of grandparents..it is about quality...and that is not a joke.