aMAEzing GRACE ! by Mae Grace
Celebrating Autumn in the Midst of This Pandemic
Early Sunday morning, the door suddenly burst open and inside the house came little feet with little shoes and little adorable voices calling out, “Nona, we’re here!” “Oh, hey little ones! Come in here and let me give you a very tight hug.” I answered back. I then put on my mask as my two grandsons ran towards me and then turned around so I hugged them tightly from the back as I gently planted a kiss on top of their heads. This has been our ‘new normal’ kind of showing affection since this pandemic had turned our lives upside down early this year.
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Limiting interactions in the home for our little visitors without
becoming too overly cautious could be daunting to say the least. Little kids need to move, they need lots of hugs, they need to play outdoors and run with the wind! This is where my job as a teacher comes in handy. The house has a stock of crayons, watercolors and paints. We discovered that Aiko, the kids’ mom is actually the one who is very skillful at drawing! Her boys were wide eyed with glee! Wow! Doraemon! Mickey! Totoro! Mom can draw anything! Oftentimes, we would also do balloon art, and at times, they would help out in the kitchen by counting plates and identifying utensils. Outside in the veranda, they would water plants, blow soap bubbles and get crossed eyed from watching the caterpillars eat up the leaves too quickly. Who needs toys? Everything could be an interesting item to manipulate and learn from. Then autumn came like a cool, refreshing breeze. Great grandma’s yard is the best place to go for fruit
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2020
