Competent Grandparent

No.  That's physically impossible.  My oldest just turned 9.  Come on, readers.

Rather, I was musing about what it would be like to be a grandparent while we were on vacation earlier this month with our boys and my in-laws.  The boys grow so fast (and everyone assures me this trend only continues).  While hanging out with them in their still-preciously-young-boy state, I started to think about what their kids will be like.  Contemplating their kids, of course, raised the question of what I'll be like when they have kids.  

 I don't have as much to go on in this arena as some people.  I never had a grandfather.  My primary examples are my own father and my father-in-law, both of whom are terrific grandfathers, each in their own way.  I can only hope that I can be as generous of time and resources with my grandchildren as Ed and Dave are with mine.  My dad's specialty is playing with the boys - baseball, basketball, football, Uno, chess.  Dave does a great job celebrating their accomplishments and milestones.  Also because he shares their love of candy, he takes them to the candy store at every opportunity.  I hope that I'm as healthy as my boys' grandfathers are.  It would help if the boys would fall in love and get committed young, but I guess the first thing I don't want to be as a grandparent is pushy.


Other than that, this prospect does still feel awfully far off.  I don't have really specific visions.  I've got time to plan, though.  Plenty of time.