tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post5656941165327620282..comments2024-03-29T00:19:16.911-04:00Comments on Beyond LiteracyLink: Appreciating the GrandgirlsCarol Varsalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-90564497166307713142022-07-25T00:17:51.604-04:002022-07-25T00:17:51.604-04:00Carol,
I love hearing about the joy of your grandc...Carol,<br />I love hearing about the joy of your grandchildren. They have gotten taller and look so much like each other. So adorable with the pig tails! Your love and joy shine through in your beautiful tricube poems. It's wonderful for your family that your husband and you were able to move from Long Island to a half hour from the girls.<br />Hopefully, someday I'll have grandchildren, too. Right now, our girls are 24 and 22, which I feel is too young to have children. Our youngest, who is 22 is going to be student teaching in music ed in September in 2 schools in Buffalo. She was a little anxious about it at first, but I told her you gradually take over the teacher's classes. Now, she is looking forward to it and I'm excited for her. Our oldest graduated from UVM with a degree in environmental science and forestry in Burlington VT in 2020, so she couldn't get a permanent job right away in her field. Her boyfriend and her now live in CO. Last spring, she had a temporary job in The Forest Service, and this spring she received a permanent job in The Forest Service. We are proud of both of them. I hope your eye has healed and you are able to see better, now. Thank you for sharing your joy and inspiration. Gail Aldoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444221924693333224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-13802958296545015572022-07-19T20:36:29.382-04:002022-07-19T20:36:29.382-04:00This post made me smile, Carol! I can imagine your...This post made me smile, Carol! I can imagine your joy, the girls' energy, and the licking of ice cream as it drips down onto the cones of both the old and young. I am so glad you were able to move closer to them. Thanks for sharing.jlcjbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16790798402432484057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-14789181661498677002022-07-19T17:41:32.663-04:002022-07-19T17:41:32.663-04:00I know this joy so well, Carol! I hope to always l...I know this joy so well, Carol! I hope to always live near my grandgirls. The moments and making of memories are vitally important...I know you were close to your grandmother, as I was to mine; this is my wish and my model for the little ones. I always knew I was loved and cherished - I want my girls to know this. I know yours will! Your verse is a record and a treasure. And my, are they growing!Fran Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295033583781089018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-27377926217491423862022-07-19T15:38:20.312-04:002022-07-19T15:38:20.312-04:00How lovely! What lucky girls to have you as a gran...How lovely! What lucky girls to have you as a grandmother!Vivian Chenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103712669780042441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-67272000971223018952022-07-19T15:31:43.605-04:002022-07-19T15:31:43.605-04:00Love reading about all your happy times with the g...Love reading about all your happy times with the grand girls! <br />Diane (newtreemom)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-70091980883417985162022-07-19T10:35:24.048-04:002022-07-19T10:35:24.048-04:00Carol, love and joy just radiate throughout this p...Carol, love and joy just radiate throughout this piece. There is something special about viewing the world through the eyes of children. Your granddaughters are lucky to have you so near and that you are a big part of their lives. arjehahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793113101077660894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-61266705099128815192022-07-19T08:46:11.081-04:002022-07-19T08:46:11.081-04:00Fingers crossed that you will become part of the s...Fingers crossed that you will become part of the sacred club of grandmotherhood, Molly. I am sitting here thinking about my own grandmother who along with my mother became wonderful models of grandmothers who become guides for me. Your new photos that you shot and placed on FB are remarkable. Your eye is getting sharper each day.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-31015222564579729992022-07-19T08:09:11.181-04:002022-07-19T08:09:11.181-04:00Oh, this post just brims with joy! It's wonder...Oh, this post just brims with joy! It's wonderful that you moved to be near your grandchildren and I'm sure it's something you'll never regret. I love how you enrich each other's lives. So much fun!!! (fingers crossed that I'll someday get to write a similar post!)mbhmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368641525885104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-6302204856994915102022-07-19T07:53:32.060-04:002022-07-19T07:53:32.060-04:00Sally, congratulations. You will be so happy with ...Sally, congratulations. You will be so happy with your new grandmother role but for the time before, enjoy every moment of getting ready. It was too difficult living on Long Island and driving to Virginia when we wanted to visit. It took us a year and a half to find the right community to build a dream house that is only 1/2 hour away from the girls. That is a quick ride in Long Island time. I look forward to ready your grandmother-to-be slices this year.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-86256325989747128742022-07-19T07:34:51.128-04:002022-07-19T07:34:51.128-04:00I read this with extra appreciattion as I just fou...I read this with extra appreciattion as I just found out I'll be a grandmother come 2023. I wonder if I will move? You share the importance of being close by so the none-stop fun can easily happen. I could see all the smiles radiating so well as I read your piece. SO glad you have granddaughter time, even though it is exhausting! Thanks for sharing and giving me a glimpse of my future.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153099581092525610noreply@blogger.com