Okay, the content of the song doesn’t quite apply- but you get the idea. What am I talking about age for? My grandmother, Grace, just turned 98. On Monday, she will board a plane bound for HERE! She and my sister will visit me for the week and it seems too good to be true. My sister has just completed her first semester of an early childhood education course, where she achieved a 3.98 GPA. These two ladies are, to me, a couple of the best in the world and among my favourite people. Both provide inspiration for me every day- my grandmother, with her intense gratitude for life and my sister with her determination. I hope Kingston will be kind to them. At 98, my grandmother is still a busy lady and just started a new exercise regime. But as you can imagine, things slow down a little and I am concerned as this is not a city that is easy to get around in. But my grandmother has big plans for when she is here- she would like to take a trip up into the mountains, for example. People often ask me what I think her secret is, and I believe it is that she has kept both her mind and body engaged. She retains an amazement at the simple things in life and still reads the newspaper every day. I am so proud of these two people, I could discuss them at length, but I must go- am off for a trip to Port Royal today with some of the mentees from Youth Opportunities Unlimited.

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