I would be hard pressed to think of a better way to spend
the end of any year than with one or more of our grandchildren, and we were
especially blessed to have this chance to make up for the summer week we had
missed with Maya.
We kept so busy – we built a Lego kit of the London skyline,
saw the new animated movie “Ferdinand” at a Manhattan theater with large,
plush, seats,
had dinner at Noi Due,
spent a day at the Liberty Science Center
in New Jersey, including the newly opened planetarium,
went to the annual train
show at the New York Botanical Garden,
saw “School of Rock” on Broadway,
spent
a day at The Jewish Museum where Maya made a dress inspired by the exhibit of
wedding apparel,
and had dinner at Corner Café in Riverdale.
Each evening we
watched (on our DVR) “The Price is Right.” Barry and I find this game amusing
and watching it has become a part of the visit for each of our grandchildren. Maya
does amazingly well despite the fact that she has not bought too many kitchen
appliances, electronics, or cars.
One of Maya’s charming attributes is that she is quite a
conversationalist. She enjoys chatting about all manner of things and asks many
spot-on questions. We ended up spending quite a bit of the ride back to Sharon
talking about the “match” program that selects medical school graduates for
residency programs. I cannot quite remember how we got on to that topic but
once we were there she was completely engaged in it. That is Maya.
It has not been a particularly easy year and there are so
many things about which to be concerned. But I am filled with deep gratitude for
my wonderful husband and daughters and those six pairs of eyes staring into
what I cannot stop hoping will be a bright future.
Have a happy and healthy 2018!
Love,
Rebecca
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