More of Our Canada – July 2019

AIDANTen-year-old Aidan
was listening to his grandparents
and parents discussing the pope:
“What’s a pope?” he asked.
His other grandmother
explained that a pope was the
head of the church, sort of
like his dad was the head of
their household.
“Oh, no,” Aidan replied.
“In our house, Mom’s the pope.”

ELLIOTTIn the car one day,
six-year-old Elliott commented,
“Gramps, you are the sun
and Nana, you are the moon.”
Our son Earl retorted,
“What about me, Elliott?”

Elliott promptly replied,

“Uncle Earl, you are a

shooting star.”

KIAHFour-year-old Kiah

had this conversation with

her father,

“Daddy, I’m going to marry

you because I like you.”

“Well, Kiah, I’m already

married.”

“Then I’ll marry Mommy.”

“But Mommy is married to me.

You’ll have to find someone else.

What about at school?”

“I’ll marry Dylan, then he can

be my pet.”

EVANWhile running on a trail

one day, teenaged Evan came

upon a fawn sprawled out on the

path.

“It looked dead. Then it blinked.

Suddenly, the mama deer ap-

peared and began barking at me.

I thought I’d better keep jogging.

A little way along, I heard a rus-

tling behind me. The fawn came

bounding along beside me, as if it

was a game and I was his sibling.

Then he turned and went back

to his mother. The experience

gave me goosebumps.”

ALISSAWhile attending high

school, Alissa complained about

a presentation she had to give

on a social issue, but didn’t have

a topic. I suggested euthanasia.

“That’s not a Canadian issue,”

she replied.

“Oh, yes, it is a big issue in the

news right now,” I answered.

Alissa rolled her eyes and said:

“l can’t see what Youth in Asia

has to do with Canada.”

SAMARA & ASHAA conversa-

tion overheard between our two

seven-year-old granddaughters,

Samara: “Santa gives you

Christmas presents, and God

gives you birthday presents.”

Asha: “Yeah, and if you don’t

meditate, God will think you

don’t believe in her.”

SORRELFrom his letter to

Santa as a five-year-old. He be-

gan: “I’m Sorrel. Sometimes I’ve

been good.” He ended his letter:

“Thank you, Santa. I will try

not to say cuss words.” n

From left (back row): Elliott, Asha,

Kiah, Alissa, Evan and (front row)

Samara, Aidan, Sorrel.

VOCAL GRANDKIDS!
Penny Heneke of Burlington,
Ont., has collected memorable
quotes from her eight grandkids
over the years. Here are a few:

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