April 23, 2007...my journey into grandmothering begins. The Sweet Granddaughter has arrived and we make plane reservations to go meet her. There is a lot to think about...like how my baby is now a mommy...San Diego is far away...should we buy stock in Southwest now?...how did we get to this stage in life so quickly?...what kind of grandparents will we be?...and of course, what will the Sweet Granddaughter call me? I've heard a multitude of 'Grandma' names and most of them don't appeal to me. I'd be happy with 'Grandma' itself but there are two of us! There must be a way to differentiate. Having spent the last few years attempting to learn at least a little Italian, originally in preparation for a trip to the land of my own grandparents, (a wonderful experience that, however, required minimal Italian) I settle on the Italian word for grandma...nonna. So that is my choice...we'll have to see what the Sweet Granddaughter thinks of it...in a few months!
