Being a mom and granny is the best gig ever. I have had a lot of jobs over my lifetime, nothing high profile, nothing world beater. At least by some miracle of circumstance... I have never been fired.
That may be part of the draw of being granny, even if you would rather take them camping, teach them to be good stewards of the land, shoot a bubble gun, ride a horse, eat direct from the garden and make a mean mud pie...than cook or knit... they can't fire you! Came pretty darn close once job wise, when I was writing obits and the fish report for the local rag and got a little overly exuberant with it...
That may be part of the draw of being granny, even if you would rather take them camping, teach them to be good stewards of the land, shoot a bubble gun, ride a horse, eat direct from the garden and make a mean mud pie...than cook or knit... they can't fire you! Came pretty darn close once job wise, when I was writing obits and the fish report for the local rag and got a little overly exuberant with it...
Do you remember any of those obits? You could always change the names and share!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to hear more about that too.
ReplyDeleteHa, ha, they CAN'T fire you, I love it.
ReplyDeleteHeh, so.... Rest of the story??? :-)
ReplyDeleteFamily is cool like that. Job security.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Would like to hear about the obits also.
I could tell a couple of sob stories here, but I won't. Happy for you and your success both in your employment years and in your granny years. I have to say being a grandma is the height of "best jobs around".
ReplyDeleteThe person in the obit couldn't complain either, could they? Love to hear more about that story.
ReplyDeleteALL: Nothing untoward was written, just tried to make them more interesting by adding tidbits (supplied by families). The families saved my bacon by sending notes of appreciation. This is a small community with long memories, and I live here again, so sorry no tales.
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