MyWrinkles.com A book for loving grandmothers Click here to order book. THE GRANNY MYSTIQUE is a book for grandmothers and for moms too! WELCOME TO THE SITE FOR STRONG, CLOSE FAMILIES. THIS IS THE SITE WHERE GRANDPARENTS AND OTHERS WHO WANT TO BUILD STRONG FAMILIES CAN GET VALUABLE IDEAS AND POWERFUL INFORMATION. THE GRANNY MYSTIQUE celebrates relationships between grandmothers and their grands. Marguerite Langstaff writes about nine buttons which grandmothers push to help their grands grow to be successful, happy and productive adults. These are the nine granny wisdoms. There's no mystery about it. This book makes a wonderful addition to the family bookshelf and a welcome gift for moms and grandmothers. It is a gift from the heart. CONGRATULATIONS TO SALLY'S GRANDSON CHRIS IN NEBRASKA! A GRANDMOTHER'S DREAM. CHRIS has been awarded a partial scholarship to college. He will attend Shadron State College in Nebraska. Chris plans to be a radiologist. His scholarship is based on just that...grades and scholarship. High five, Chris. We're really proud. This day our Matthew was honored at Heritage High School as Student of the Month. We were sooooo proud to attend the award ceremony and see OUR Matt receive the award, introduce his family, and actually hug his science teacher. YES. That's our Matt. If some of you have been wondering why I've not been on the website recently please understand that my computer crashed. At least that's what I THINK happened. One day it just wouldn't work. The little hourglass thing-a-ma-jig just disappeared and there was no arrow. I called everyone...well, almost everyone! Nothing helped. Finally I carried it across the street to my local computer expert who said that it was broken (no big surprise since it wouldn't work) and that the computer was so old that it wasn't worth fixing. That, too, was no surprise. After my 50th high school reunion in Kentucky someone sent 250 pictures on a disk...but the computer was so old I couldn't even see them. Back to the crisis at hand, however. I probably should have called my friend Bob's grandson Brian. I understand he is a computer whiz and probably could have figured it out immediately. Anyway...I ended up ORDERING A NEW COMPUTER BY TELEPHONE. Tis a beautiful sight...a thin screen and a shiny new keyboard. The broader I get the smaller the machines. This must be a twenty first century phenonemon. That word was a long one, and it makes me think of Ryan who went for five rounds in yesterday's spelling bee. Ryan missed the word ELABORATE. He thought he did well, though and so did I. He simply left out the letters o and r. Kelly and her family took me skiing. I was an on-looker because these Colorado mountains are too much for this oldster when they're covered with snow. Kelly's in the second grade and read Pippi Longstocking while we were together. She is a wonderful age...so beautiful with her red hair and blue eyes. She's very proud to have some teeth in, some teeth out, and others coming in while others are clearly loose and on their way out. Kelly is not only a wonderful skier herself, but she teaches her brother William with the skill of any graduate professional. I believe that little people communicate with little people better than any of us educators ever can. Peter is home with the flu...and not just any flu. It's influenza A. We just found out today. That's the one which Papa and I took shots for, and since none of Peter's family had shots they all have to take some medication now to ward off the flu. Tomorrow I'm speaking to a book club about THE GRANNY MYSTIQUE. I think I'll ask what their grands are doing currently. David spent this weekend on a church retreat. His mom had to buy sacks of candy, because David and his friend were going to play poker on the retreat (not for money, but for candy). Boo is taking dancing lessons three times a week and swimming lessons once a week. She is so very graceful, and I hope she'll be having a recital soon. May you each have a wonderful Valentine Day. If you are reading this and thinking, I don't have a Valentine...then waste not one more minute...pick up the phone and find a Valentine. Plan a dinner, buy a heart-shaped box of candy, glue lace to a card, bake a cookie. Take action now...you'll gladden someone's heart and make a memory to last the year. With love to you all. Your editor. Margie LISE'S POEM (Lise is in the 3rd grade.) GRANDMOTHERS Grandmas show love from above In the air they soar through They never get bad thoughts about you. They're always showing they care for you. They always respect you. They're always bringing games, They are never the same. They are always having fun with you, A ton of fun. They are always baking good treats for you. They are always telling stories That can never be told. They are as good as gold. Grandmas are special wherever you are, Whether you are in China or Spain. Wherever you are they will love you. You will love them forever And you will never forget them Whether they are great Grandmas They will still love you, Who ever you are. THANK YOU, LISE. Another unbelievably sensitive and sensational Christmas present came from Kelly who is in the second grade and who has too many talents to enumerate. I'll share it, too, with you. GRANDMOTHER'S PRAYER by Kelly May my Grandmother be well loved and happy on this day. May she find laughter in every way. May she know she's in our thoughts. May she know we love her lots. Keep her safe and in your sight. Bless her with your sacred light. So, Keep her singing a happy song And watch over her all day long. Click onto our GRANNY WISDOMS section to learn about GLOG. GLOG is the new word for Granny Blog. Be "in the know" as those commercials used to say. Join the BLOG GENERATION. Also included in this week's GRANNY WISDOMS section are Nine Granny Wisdoms. See you there. THE GRANNY WISDOM PAGE broadcasts more accomplishments of our grands. Please send yours in so we can put them up. Send them to judgemtl@qwest.net. Events for The Granny Mystique are on the RESOURCE PAGE. Also check out the glog above and send in a bit of your own.