Lola's are Universal

Submitted On July 20, 2008
Posted When the Electricity Was Back On!






Ok, the electricity was not off the whole time....but it is a regular occurrence here. It is amazing that I can be on the Internet at all, so I am thankful for what we do have. And I am thankful for the generator, even if it is a noisy beast!

We have the "Ministry of the Cell Phone Charging" when the power is down too long. We fire up our generator every few hours to save the food in the frig, and everyone in the neighborhood comes to plug in their mobile phones.

To put it in perspective: There are very very few landline phones here, and cell phones are relatively cheap if you do all texting and no voice communication. ......plus you pay as you go and do not have "contracts". Some things are very good compared to what I used to have!

What I DO have is a granddaughter! And it is a blessing to be able to see her every day as she grows and learns. It is an awesome position, yet the responsibility belongs to her parents. They are doing a good job - she is happy and healthy and has manners. She knows several words in sign language and so can usually tell you what she wants....quite smart. And cute, of course!

I just get to love her. Lola means grandmother in Tagalog, and it is what Vicki's grandchildren mostly call her (top pic is of Vicki and Selah). Maia mostly calls me "Up" with her hands raised.

And of course I pick her up, whatever she will end up calling me!
Wherever in the World she is, I will answer.
Because I am in the Grandmother Club.
I wouldn't have it any other way.