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Why My Grandma Is Awesome

She is 87 years old and reading Harry Potter. Last week I was visiting her and I told her how much I loved the last book. She said that after watching all the news reports about it, she couldn't help but wonder what made the books so great. I immediately went home and ordered her a copy of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It came today, and she was so pleased! She was already 20-something pages into it when she called me. I told her I would reread it so we could discuss it together. I also told her that reading Harry Potter officially makes her the coolest grandma in the whole world.

I really hope she gets involved with the books. She lives alone, and she can't get out much because she is too stubborn to be seen in public in her wheelchair. This will give her something to do and something to think about.

Oh, and my grandma is also awesome because she loves the Cubs so much. I watched a game with her last week, and she knew so much about it. One of her favorite stories to tell is when my grandpa said to her, "This is the best day of my life. The Cubs won the pennant, and I'm engaged to you!" I really love that being a Cubs fan is in my family history.

I could go on and on about the awesomeness of my grandma... she is definitely a "kindred spirit!" (We are both Anne of Green Gables fans as well.)

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