Today’s Buzzy Twofer Tuesday involves two interactions I recently had with a couple of my Grandkids. One was planned and the other was a complete surprise.

On Sundays I try to swing by Caitie and Brady’s to check in with them and the Grandkids Blaise, Stoney and Marley. This past Sunday when I pulled into their driveway, Stoney and Marley greeted me as they were outside playing. (Their big brother Blaise was inside.)

Here they are posing with the Halloween inflatables in the front yard.

Yesterday, while hanging out at the Southern Maryland Hospital, I received an unexpected phone call from my oldest Granddaughter Lily on her way to class at Florida State University.

She said that she thought about me and decided to give me a call to see how I was doing. It was a nice call and I enjoyed chatting and catching up with her. The irony of her calling is that I had just thought about her Saturday when I tuned in the FSU/Miami game and wondered how she was doing. That she she calls me two days later was a very nice coincidence.

It got rethinking about what I dub “The paradox of grandkids.” When they are young, you get to see them a lot because you can readily go to them. However, when they get older, it gets tougher to stay in contact with them because they are out and about moving and doing their thing. Hence, you rarely see them. (If they move away to another State, this dynamic gets even more baked in.)

Thus, Lily’s call was really a pleasant surprise! Thank you Lily!

How about a Halloween skeleton tune: