On a particular Friday
morning I was in for a special treat. I was invited to Grandparents Day at my
grandchildren’s elementary school celebration. The day started out with Mass at
St. Sebastian’s Church in the North Hills area. It totally amazed me to see the
church packed with students, teachers, parents and their little children,
grandparents and others. And this wasn’t even Sunday! The Church seemed alive
and thriving in this day and age.
After Mass we signed
into the school, and I ended up with a ‘cheat sheet,’ where I wrote the names
and room numbers for each of my grandchildren’s’ classrooms. I walked down the
hall and went into each classroom, where my three grandchildren were: Bella, 2nd
grade; Anna, Kindergarten, and Michael, 3rd grade. The upper class
and pre-school didn’t participate in the programs…so I missed seeing Matthew, 7th
grade, and Chloe in pre-school.
By the time I made it
to each of their classrooms, the kids were happy to see me, and they shared a
picture that they drew. I met their teacher and saw their classroom. Besides
getting a cookie from each classroom – my biggest treat was seeing my
grandchildren. The pictures that they drew are now hanging up on my
refrigerator, and are a constant reminder of that special day. I wouldn’t have
missed Grandparents Day Celebration for the world!
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