Although not as popular as Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day, National Grandparent’s Day has been gaining in popularity ever since President Jimmy Carter in 1978 declared the First Sunday after Labor Day to be an annual celebration of grandparents.
Read more about National Grandparent’s Day at http://www.grandparents-day.com
Now that Patty and I are grandparents, this holiday seems to fit us just right. I adore my grandchildren, and I think they like papa and nana a lot too. I never knew most of my grandparents, but did get to spend some time with my grandfather, Neil Cornett, after my mother found him in 1957. She hadn’t seem or heard from him for 41 years. Between then and his death in 1976 we did all we could to make up for lost time. I addored the old man, and still miss him today.
So this Sunday, let’s take some time to contact grandparents that may still be with us, and remember those who have passed on.
The Wikipedia National Grandparents Day site.
