GRANDMA'S HOUSE: November 2010

Way back when my first grandkids were little I started taking them "Bummin". The word "Bummin" comes from the fifties era and means going to do something fun together. So, when I ask my grandkids if they want to go Bummin, they are eager to go.

When I first started bummin with Jordan, Jaymen, Logan and Jade we could go get something at the store for a dollar. Now days, that price is up to $5 or $10, which just goes to show you how things have changed. When I was a kid we could get something really cool for 10 cents! But, regardless of price, this is one tradition I am trying to keep up, because these experiences with my angels are priceless!

I can remember when my kids were little and their grandma Dora gave them $5 in their birthday card. By the time my kids came along she had many grandkids and that was alot for her to give each grandchild. Mom came up with a different plan and then only gave them $5 in their birthday card until they outgrew her. Once they could look her in the eyes standing flat footed, she then gave them a dollar in their birthday card. My mom was a towering 4'10". Most of the grandkids outgrew her by the time they were in fourth grade, but it was a great occasion for all of them and I don't think there was one of them that minded getting just one dollar from then on.

When the time comes that I have too many grandkids to afford bummin, maybe I'll make them take me bummin and they can all chip in to get their old old grandma something fun!