Grandma and the boys
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In my Christian walk , my God is a God of honour .. Father honours the Son , Son honours the Father etc.. and in our Christian walk , we have many ways to honour those around us , reflecting God's character..
In these days of criticism and judgmentalism , I wanted to write in honour of my darling wife , and the special lady she is - part of which is being an amazing grandma to our growing clan of grandchildren !
I hope there are people around the world who can recognise those deserving of these words .. including Grandmas themselves !!!
What would you like to do today boys ?
A question often asked
By grandma in high expectation
Of vivid imaginations
And her being put to the task
A pirate with a treasure map
A formula one racing track
A vehicle rescue by T and T motors
A medieval battle between two opposing forces
Or can it be we make a cake
Or simply have a pyjama day….
A visit to the garden
With tadpoles, veg and plants
Or draw , or paint
Stick and glue
Do some arts and crafts
So grandma being grandma
Sets about the tasks in hand
With boxes, paints, material
Bits of odds and ends
A rolled up piece of paper
With a treasure map is made
And placed into the oven
To make it look decayed
The blanket is the sand
The box a hidden treasure
The palm tree marks the spot
The task goes on forever
Meanwhile grandad sits with eye patch
And creates a little song
To fit the theme , create the mood
As each of us sings along
I'm a pirate
I sail the seven seas
I'm a pirate
A pirate’s life for me
I’m a pirate
Ooh aghr ooh aghr ooh eeh
Help me find the treasure
Or I'll kill thee !!
Ah harrgh
‘Hello T and T motors here .. how can we help ?
Right…so… that’s a lambourghini on the M62 ?
Its a flat tyre…. yes.. .ok
We’ll pop along to see what we can do.......
So a piece of hose , an old shower head
And a decorated box
Became a phone , a tyre inflator
A petrol pump , a drill ,and a car wash
To serve broken or crashed vehicles in a waiting queue
As T and T Motors came to the rescue
On little cars that hurtled around
Operating their business from grandma’s lounge
Then change the scene into a racing track
A black and white chequered table cloth
Becomes the race’s starting flag
With a count down from 10 to nought
Then bursting out onto the race course
While Grandad sings like Elvis :
You do the racing car shuffle
Racing car shuffle
Riding found the track
Racing round the track with me
All in all we had lots and lots of creative fun
Making things out of nothing
And Grandma always called upon
With many happy hours to fill
To show her ingenuity
Resourcefulness and skill
These times will never be forgotten
As special to our growing days
And grandma can we just say
' You’ re wonderful, gifted,
Loving, caring, tireless:
And never cease to amaze '