Grannies wishing granddaughters everywhere well

one granddaughter

two granddaughters

One of you is off to another country, one is off to a new school, and one of you is about to be 13.  Where does a Granny fit in?  Good question.  She can't come to school with you, she can't go to a new country except to visit and that's a long way and what would the dogs and the hens do never mind Grandpa!.  You should know though that wherever you go, she is thinking the best thoughts about you, wishing you the best of life ahead.  You see, she has been through all the things that lie ahead of you, finding new friends in a new place, discovering that she is much sillier than one person, a little tiny bit cleverer than another, liked by one person but not by another so she is well qualified to wish YOU the easiest of ways through all the things ahead!  She is too old to think she could come with you, besides which, she must stay at home and look after Grandpa and he has to look after the dogs!

a gaggle of grandchildren

many grandchildren

So, you going to another country and you, already in Singapore, you, becoming a teenager and making lots of new friends in a new place, and you, the oldest and busiest, Grandpa and I, we can see you in our mind's eye and can wish you the best of days ahead.  And Grandpa, who is good at saying long prayers, says your name every night when he kneels by his bed.  Me, I say the Lord's prayer, think of you all and jump into bed quick but you are in that prayer especially.