My 3 grandkids ,all boys ,are bloody marvelous , a tonic to wipe away the days stupidity with the added bonus of being able to say bye when they go home ! At 18 , 16 and 12 the days of sitting on your knee are long gone but a welcome hug around the neck is pretty good and happens often. Being taken for a pint by the eldest ain't half bad either .
Another chapter just opening for Sue and I ,we've been involved every step of the way through First school ,helping them coup with the breakup of there parents marriage, onto secondary school . now with 1 going of to Uni and another one onto college we are going to have to readjust to there absence and replace with visits and phone calls .One thing is sure we are always going to be there for them (god willing ) as we are for for our own son and daughter ,Family is everything ! and I'm so sorry for any of my friends on this forum who haven't experienced similar !