Pickles by Brian Crane for June 29, 2023

Earl good call.

And with grandkids you have all the fun and none of the responsibility.

Hmmm… is That how that quote goes?

Grandkids are God’s reward to me for letting my kids live through their teenage years!

He left out the pay taxes part.

Grandchildren – life’s parting gift

Earl sometimes gets it right.

I wish I had spoken to my grandfather more about his life experiences.

Sounds like Rat.

What is this? Summer school?

Life’s hard, and it’s harder if you’re stupid

I have 5 grandchildren. I tell them to have as much fun as they can as long as it’s legal and they don’t hurt anyone….including themselves.

Life is hard only if we make it hard. It took me a lifetime to figure that one out, lol!

I think you mean in the general right, Earl…since you only have the one…

The questions: What do you remember about your grandparents? What did you do with them?

No grand kids. (I am 63) I DO have a soon to be 9 YO though! He keeps me young!

NICE SAVE..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These days, fewer and fewer want to have kids. Looks like I for one won’t be having any grand-kids as a lot of my generation are finding.

Grandkids are always a joy.

But in between there are ice cream and Oreos.

Every one of my grandchildren has had a school assignment to write a paper on their grandparents. They interviewed me and each had the same list of questions the paper needed to answer.

9 Grands. LIFE is Great!!!!

This is true! Kids need to interview their parents and grandparents…for in those minds, are the most valuable memories you’ll ever capture…

“….and there is evidence the facts may be tied together. Worth it, though.”

And then come the grand kids….a new set of joys!

Tell him what it was like to drive a stick-shift car that cost only $1000 brand new.

I learned a lot and did a lot with my Grandparents, miss them every day!

Mom’s Father died when she was a teen.Dad’s Mother died when I was an infant.Both parents were first born in their family, so was I, leaving me to be an only child until I was 4 1/2. Grandpa spoiled m,e as we lived under the same roof, he told me lots of stories and we watched the traffic go by, He died when I was 8. Grandma lived in Chicago,(We were in Cleveland), so less day to day stuff.She lived to 91.I didn’t marry until I was 42, but got a chance to introduce her to my then new Husband, when we visited her in the nursing home.

One of the best times for parents is the Empty Nest, then, what happens?

Got out granddaughter here this week, she’s a treasure.

I had a treat from someone else’s granddad. An elderly gentleman noticed I was regularly walking home from church and offered to give me rides instead. Any time veterans were honored in the service, he felt it necessary to explain to me why he hadn’t been up there with them.

He was already running a successful machine shop when WWII started. The government chose to have him stay home and keep running it, making parts for ships and jeeps and guns and all those other things. The government had him employ women, too, and he said that was only awkward at first. The women adapted well and really worked hard. They all had someone in the war who was depending on these parts!

It was a real treat to hear all these old family stories from someone else’s family. And this gentleman was glad to have a fresh audience, too.

It’s better than listening to stories about the wars in which they were almost killed.

Grandchildren hasten the termination…

that’s pitiful.

“Life’s hard, get a helmet”, Eric on Boy Meets World

Life is even harder if you have a mean wife like Earl.

My husband said someone must have called him! He has said this for years!

Third frame about sums it up!

Grandkids and Jesus. :-)