This is the title to my grandson, Andy's, first book. I read it today for the first time at Grandparents' Day at Fort Worth Christian School. Andy is in the first grade there and the day was perfect. We saw Andy's classroom, met his teacher and promised to pray for her, ate a nutritional breakfast of homemade cinnamon rolls with coffee, and were entertained by some very sweet and talented students. My favorite part of the whole day was reading Andy's story. As I've mentioned many times before, I'm the richest guy in the whole world. I've had a story written for me by three of my grandchildren before and I treasure it.
This story by Andy isn't just for me. He wrote it for all four of his grandparents. They are "the BEST" in Andy's own words: PapaG, GuGu, Mammy, and Papa. I'm Papa. Okay, I'm going to type as Andy reads his story to me:
Once upon a time there was a city called Fun Town. All the houses were made of stale cotton candy. For breakfast, the wind blew in all flavors of Starburst candy. It poured down yummy orange juice. For lunch, cotton candy floated down from the sky. It looked like fog. For dinner, it poured down hot chocolate and melted the cotton candy. But then, all the people decided to sail to another continent. The end.
This story was also colorfully illustrated by Andy. Quite a talented boy. I may not let the other grandparents have the book. I want to keep it with my other story!!
I have a wonderful life. Right now I have a grandson sitting here next to me telling me every time I misspell a word. What would I do without my grandkids?!!?
One more thing. On our way home from Grandparents' Day we asked Andy a few questions about all he has learned so far this year. The subject of Thanksgiving came up and Debbie started asking him historical questions. "Andy, who started Thanksgiving?" "The pilgrims and Indians." "Who were the pilgrims?" "They were the people who came over from the other side of the ocean." "What was the name of the ship they came over on?" "The Mayflower." "What country did they come from?" "Indiana."
that's awesome! indiana! :)
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