Letters to my Grandchild

 This will be the final post for Book Three in "Letters to my Grandchild". Book One covered 2008 - 2015 your first 7 years, and Book Two ended in September 2018. This book covers  3 years from October 2018 when you turned 10 years old to October 2021 when you became a teenager One day, if you decide to write about your life as a story, these 'Letters' should provide you with a good historical resource for your early years. You always liked to dance Em, even before you could walk - a testament to your bravery and tenacity.  You joined a dance class, learned tap, hip hop and other dance routines and spent hours dancing to the routines of YouTube and TikTok dancers like JoJo and others. Keep dancing Em!

Hi Em, There hasn't been a case of Covid at your school for 3 weeks so, for the first time since March last year,  you have started going to school for a couple of hours in the mornings.   This is a photo of you at school getting your certificates. Back row Dean Hart , Bradley Miller and Luca  Christodoulou Front row you  and Eesha Ramrall  Granny Laura came to stay with you for a few months. HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Miss Teenager!  Its hard to believe that you only came into our lives when I was over 60.  But, you have enriched our lives a million % darling Em. You had a small birthday party, just for family on the 16th October.    On the 22nd you went to Fabrica - your first 'teen agers' outing. Tessa ,Eva and you Finally you could have your Pfizer vaccination!   AJ and Ruby Sharon and AJ at Granny and Gumpie's house This is a special photo.  5 generations of Norwegians in Otto Aadnesgaard's captain's chair.   Ott...