What is a Grandparent? - A lovely verse about how special grandparents are!

A great gift from the grandchildren!

"One of the most satisfying experiences in life is being a grandparent

but what makes them so special?

Grandparents come in dozens of shapes, sizes and ages -

but they all have exactly the same love in the middle.

Grandparents are the people who take delight in hearing babies breathing on the telephone.

Grandparents are good at sitting on the floor to play, but they can be terribly difficult to get upright again.

A grandparent may be old on the outside but young on the inside.

The simplest toy, which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.

Grandparents are baby-sitters who watch the children - instead of the television.

Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over a grandparents lap.

No cowboy was ever faster on the draw than a grandparent pulling a baby picture out of a wallet.

Grandparents eagerly share their grandchild's excitement when small hands clutch theirs and drag them from one activity to another -

"Look! Oh, look! Come on!" and happily join in with gasps of astonishment, shrieks of pleasure, and sights of delight.

One joy of being a grandparent is that their grandchildren believe they know the answers to almost everything.

Being a grandparent - there's no fun like it!"