Wake up Grandpa!!

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Wake up, Grandpa!

Many years ago, our three granddaughters visited us for the afternoon. Grandma and I always enjoyed their company. Their names are Hannah, Robin and Madeline.

One visit they said, “Grandpa, let’s do some magic tricks.,”

“OK. Let’s get out some rope. Cut it in pieces. Then put it together again.”

It was a great trick and we all practiced it.

“Grandma, Grandpa, I know how to make a coin bounce off the walls and end up under my foot,” said one of our granddaughters.

“Really!” we said!

“Yes. Here it is in my left hand. Now I’ll slip it into my right hand. Now I’ll throw it around the room…….Now, I’ll lift up my foot and what do you see there?”

“The coin!! How did you do that?” Grandma and I were amazed.

“That’s my secret!” she laughed.

Grandma said, “Now it’s time for some special cookies I’ve just baked,”

The girls all chatted away. My eyelids felt heavier and heavier. Finally, I fell asleep!

After a while, I heard three voices calling out, “Wake up, Grandpa! Wake up Grandpa! Wake up, Grandpa!”

“What’s that, what’s that?” I said, opening my eyes and pretending to be very surprised.

Hannah, Robin and Madeline all laughed.

So from then on, whenever they came by, I made sure I’d pretend to fall asleep. And they’d all call out, “Wake up, Grandpa! Wake up Grandpa! Wake up, Grandpa!”

I’d pretend to wake up …surprised…and say: “What’s that? What’s that? What’s that?”.

Maybe you’d like to play the “Wake up, Grandpa!” game…. Or call it the “Wake up, Grandma!” game. Pretend to be Grandpa or Grandma and wake up with a pretend surprise.
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Grandchildren are like gold, aren’t they!
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