Amazing Zippered Woman

I think the time has come for you to meet my grandchildren. Scott and Meghann have two, and Katie and Henry also have two. Each is a very special gift. Their little personalities are very different, but they are all very loving, absolutely adorable and incredibly brilliant - if I do say so myself.

This is a picture of Eleven Marie Roberts (nicknamed Ellie) and Leonardo Marie Roberts (nicknamed Nardo.) They also both have a Swahili name. Ellie’s Swahili name is Kiddah - which means “she who rips carpet.” Nardo’s Swahili name is Swaggler - meaning “he who hates his mother.” This particular photo was taken on the top of Mount Hood during a family mountain-climbing trip last summer. I just want to mention that the tent was a gift from Grandma. Never let it be said that I don’t spoil my grandchildren. Ellie and Nardo are typical kids. Nardo loves to read, but Ellie struggles with some of the larger words. Most afternoons you can find them playing chess and eating vast quantities of vanilla wafers. They are both looking forward to moving to southern California because they will be closer to both Grandmas - Grandma Goddess and Grandma Sissy.

On the left we have Tess Marie Johnson and on the right we have Darby Marie Johnson. Are you beginning to see a pattern? They all share the middle name “Marie” to honor my mother, Esther Marie Johnson. She loved animals more than any other human being I have ever met. Tess and Darby also have Swahili names. (I’m not sure why both couples chose to do this Swahili thing, Maybe they know something that I don’t.) Tess’s Swa. name is Dahmonk - which translates to “not the brightest bulb on the tree.” Darby’s is RooBoo - meaning “she who whithers.” I think of all my grandchildren, Tess looks the most like me, and Darby really resembles her Grandfather Johnson. Darby wins all the spelling bees at school and loves to wear pretty clothes. Tess has more of an artsy personality. She loves to eat clay and draw with mud. Both girls are very involved in Youth Theater. This picture was taken right before they went on stage for the opening night of “Fiddler On The Woof.” 

Grandpa Tom and I are very proud of all our grandchildren. We can’t wait until they are old enough to spend summers with us.

DO YOU THINK MAYBE I NEED REAL GRANDCHILDREN?