” WHERE ARE THEY NOW”

Even though I have been writing this little blog since 2019′, I do not consider myself a writer. I must admit as simple as a blog may appear on numerous occasions you experience ” writers block “. At the recent Thanksgiving family gathering one of my granddaughters suggested, ” Why don’t you write about your grandchildren again”? In 2019′ I did offer a short overview of my grandchildren where they were then and to continue in the waining months of 2020′, ” where they are now”. So please indulge my ” Deja Vu ” writing about my ” young and restless” brood of grandchildren. ( Side note: they are all intelligent, pretty, and confident ).

( Y&R One) My ” personal golf coach” and her best friend are now entrepreneurs. ” PATH FORE SUCCESS” is their website designed for the young golfer with aspirations of pursuing a golf scholarship at a college or university. Their website ” cuts to the chase ” on the where, when, what and how for assistance getting your teenage golfer out front and noticed by the college coaches. (Y&R Two) In 2018′ this grand daughter decided private enterprise may be safer than carrying a badge. That decision has made her a rising star in the wine industry. Talk about starting in the trenches? Even with a college degree her initial entry entailed cutting open wine boxes, shuffling wine from the crates to the shelves, restocking slow moving products with best selling products. Today she heads up regional sales and can rattle off French and Italian brands almost as well as Ina Garten ( almost).

(Y&R Three and Four) These two grandchildren were pursuing a future in education, more specific teaching. Remember the old adage of the dog chasing the car and did not know what to do with it once he caught it? Well, rest assured these two educators know exactly what to do with it. One is in her third year as a fourth grade teacher and the second is in her rookie year as a kindergarden teacher. Hope they keep their memoris, there stories are classics. (Y&R 5) Remember the summer Olympics? My UNC granddaughter swimmer missed qualifying by a gnat’s butt ( I did dress up the gnat’s butt). This year she is captain of the women’s swim team and is experiencing fantastic success. On top of that, she will be working toward her Master’s Degree in Accounting next year. Yes Mildred, there are smart student/athletes out there.

(Y&R 6 ) This member of the brood is a rising Sophomore at three time national football champs, Clemson University. As we chatted over the Thanksgiving holidays about every topic from A to Z it dawned on me, ” am I talking with Dr. Phil”? Yep, you guessed it, she is studing psychology and I may have been her first case study . If counseling becomes her ultimate profession, she is a triple threat. She is smart, compassionate, and understanding. (Y&R 7,8,9 ) If they still have superlatives in high school these three will be ” Most Likely To Succeed”. They remind me of the Energizer Bunny of battery fame. College after high school seems certain for the two Seniors because of their academic excellence and community involvement. If Baptist played poker ( haha) one of these would do a leg kick if she got a pair of deuces, while the other would be holding a royal flush and the expression would never change. My high school Junior may follow in her sister’s foot steps as a college swimmer. The U.S. Naval Academy, UNC, and other colleges are expressing an interst in her. If the world can be changed, these three will be right in the middle of it.

(Y&R 10) A little over a year ago in God’s infinite wisdom, He needed a young well rounded All-American young man for a special position. Needless to say our grandson got the job.

Be safe.