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> She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes > of her young granddaughter as she'd done many times before. > After she applied her lipstick and started to leave, the little one > said, 'But Grandma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper good-bye!' > > ##### > > My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. > He asked me how old I was, and I told him, '62.' He was quiet for a > moment, and then he asked, 'Did you start at 1?' > > ##### > > After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother changed into old > slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard > the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew > thin. Finally, she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their > room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings. As she left the > room, she heard the three-year-old say with a trembling voice, 'Who was > THAT?' > > ##### > > A grandmother was telling her little granddaughter what her own > childhood was like: 'We used to skate outside on a pond. I had a swing > made from a tire; it hung from a tree in our front yard. We rode our > pony. We picked wild raspberries in the woods.' The little girl was > wide-eyed, taking this all in. At last she said, 'I sure wish I'd > gotten to know you sooner!' > > ##### > > My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, 'Grandma, do you know > how you and God are alike?' I mentally polished my halo while I asked, > 'No, how are we alike?' 'You're both old,' he replied. > > ##### > > A little girl was diligently pounding away on her grandfather's word > processor. She told him she was writing a story. 'What's it about?' he > asked. 'I don't know,' she replied. 'I can't read.' > > ##### > > I didn't know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I > decided to test her. I would point out something and ask what color it > was. She would tell me and was always correct. It was fun for me, so I > continued. At last she headed for the door, saying sagely, 'Grandma, I > think you should try to figure out some of these yourself!' > > ##### > > When my grandson Billy and I entered our vacation cabin, we kept the > lights off until we were inside to keep from attracting pesky insects. > Still, a few fireflies followed us in. Noticing them before I did, > Billy whispered, 'It's no use, Grandpa. The mosquitoes are coming after > us with flashlights.' > > ##### > > When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly replied, 'I'm not > sure.' 'Look in your underwear, Grandpa,' he advised. 'mine says I'm > four to six.' > > ##### > > A second grader came home from school and said to her grandmother, > 'Grandma, guess what? We learned how to make babies today.' The > grandmother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. > 'That's interesting,' she said, 'how do you make babies?' 'It's > simple,' replied the girl. 'You just change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'.' > > ##### > > Children's Logic: 'Give me a sentence about a public servant,' said > a teacher. One of the small boys wrote: 'The fireman came down the > ladder pregnant.' The teacher took the lad aside to correct him. > 'Don't you know what pregnant means?' she asked. 'Sure,' said the > young boy confidently. 'It means carrying a child.' > > ##### > > A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon full of > kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the > front seat of the truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children started > discussing the dog's duties. 'They use him to keep crowds back,' > said one child. 'No,' said another, 'he's just for good luck.' A > third child brought the argument to a close. 'They use the dogs,' > she said firmly, 'to find the fire hydrants.
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