The joys of being a grandparent.

Not sure it counts as a joy but we have just spent an hour watching CBeebies, clinging onto the edge of the bed, with 4 under 4s in the middle! We usually watch Breakfast and come to, slowly!

They don't stop being lovely and surprising. Grandson just rang up to tell me he had just got engaged to his lovely girlfriend. ''Down on one knee job?'' I asked. ''Of course!'' he replied.

DGS aged 9 has been a right little horror to me today. The 13 year old has been marginally better, but I didn't get a goodnight kiss. Just a "love you" thrown over his shoulder to the room in general.

Grrr!

DGD2 (aged 5) asked me last week why my cheeks (facial!) have slipped - all the while trying to push my face into a more youthful shape. DH answered with one of the biggest compliments I've had for a while - because Nanny smiles so much!

Nearly 3yr old DGS in cafe yesterday whilst I was at the counter called across the crowded room "Nannie,nannie, uv ooh" cue several aaahs and one nannie grinning from ear to ear.

NanKate it reminds me of GS1 making popcorn and kindly telling me I could have the sick bowl to eat mine out of! It does get washed

Not GS but S.
While a teenager, lounging in the back of our car, and being driven somewhere or other, "why does anyone want to learn to drive, when they can be driven around instead"

Absolutely! I particularly enjoy our "heart to hearts" about all sorts of things while supervising bathroom visits or in the middle of the night. Also the back handed compliments eg " I wish I had a huge bum like Gran so my trousers would stay up"!