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Diana, I couldn't agree more. My grandbabies remind me SO much of when their Mama was little, and this time around I get to enjoy the fun parts without being the primary caretaker/worrier like I was back then as the Mom. There's nothing that beats rocking my grandbabies to sleep as they cuddle in.

Janet, I'm sorry you missed out on grandparents. I have such wonderful warm memories of my own... especially my maternal ones... learning to sew doll clothes with grandma on a treadle sewing machine; helping them in their garden; etc. My grandpa has been gone close to 30 yrs now and I still think of him every time I smell a certain brand of cigarette burning. My grandma had 40+ grandkids and somehow managed to make each one feel special and loved.

It was on my second birthday that my paternal grandma passed, so I don't remember much about her. I'm told however, that I'm very much like her (in looks and temperment) and had the chance to get to know the woman who had been her best friend. She nearly passed out when she first met me! I was working in a nursing home where she was a patient, and when I walked into her room the first time she thought I WAS my grandma. She said it gave her heart quite a jump to see a long-dead friend walk into the room. LOL She and I became quite close as she taught me about my grandma. She was a dear lady and a real treasure for me to meet.