The grandbug is a trooper.
Her mom called yesterday morning. Could we watch her, they both have to work in the evening.
Of Course! We love to have her. Only glitch, we have a town hall/potluck to put on. I am doing the catering on it. So I will h ave a little helper.

I had a little bit of trepidation, of late she has been a bit clingy/needy and not willing to get involved. So I bought a coloring book and another surprise and figured we would work our way through it.

From the moment she got there, she was "on"! Helped with everything from lining baskets to loading them with bread. Wore her hat and plastic gloves, did everything she was asked to do. Was friendly with people and outgoing, responding to adults appropriately and even generating appropriate conversation on her own. While I served, she carried on conversations with people waiting in line. while I cleaned up, she sat quietly and colored. The TV cameras and the newspaper columnist acknowledged her quiet presence, her knowing that she belonged with her grandmas and her good behavior.

This one is special. I never believed I would single one of my kids/grandkids out to be better than the others, but this one is special. I love them all, with abandon. But maybe, just maybe, if one of my brood is going to achieve greatness, it will be this one.