11 January, 2012

Mom vs. Nana

When I was Mom I chased behind my children with a can of furniture polish in one hand and a dust cloth in the other, removing fingermarks and handprints while they were still warm.

Now that I am Nana those fingermarks and handprints have become treasured souvenirs of happy times spent together.

With age comes a new wisdom...
and a lot less polish used!

Life is Good!
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9 comments:

  1. Michele BilyeuJanuary 11, 2012 9:09 AM

    LOVE this! So perfectly wonderful!

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  2. Kathy ... aka NanaJanuary 11, 2012 9:12 AM

    I love this! I am SO the same way. ;-)

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  3. *karendianne.January 11, 2012 9:26 AM

    What a lovely post.

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  4. JudyCinNCJanuary 11, 2012 9:31 AM

    It is so refreshing to find someone else who understands the importance - after they leave it is always so quiet and then I find the little handprints on the glass doors. Always brings a smile to my face. Windex can wait for awhile. Judy C

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  5. lindseyJanuary 11, 2012 9:46 AM

    So true...last winter my twin granddaughters were here and were held up on the window sill to watch the snow....their little finger prints stayed on that window right through to Summer!! I loved looking at then when the sun shone :)

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  6. Janet O.January 11, 2012 9:49 AM

    We live and learn, don't we?

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  7. KathleenJanuary 11, 2012 11:20 AM

    I so agree. I have little handprints on my glass doors... hard to clean.... maybe tomorrow.

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  8. Ancestor CollectorJanuary 11, 2012 11:22 AM

    A few years ago, I had a little tiny handprint on the glass door of our slider. It was weeks before I had the heart to wash it off. It was such a lovely reminder of a little guy who was lifted up to see the birds in the backyard. :-)

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  9. GailJanuary 22, 2012 2:32 PM

    Great words of wisdom! I never thought being a "Nana" would be as much fun as a "Mommy" but surprise, surprise..it is even more fun!

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