Guidelines for Grandkids Say the Cutest Things:

I'm looking for short, punchy anecdotes that focus on something funny and/or surprising (cute!) that your grandchild said. Include his or her first name and age. Add your name, e-mail address, mailing address (for a copy of the book) and a one-sentence statement granting me permission to include your contribution in my book. Put the word GRANDKIDS in the subject line of an e-mail and send all this to me at: karen@karenoconnor.com. Share these guidelines with your grandparent friends, if you wish, and send as many of your own contributions as you want. Deadine: September 1 but sooner would be wonderful! Thank you so much.

Here are two examples (to guide you).

Billie and Roy's 3 1/2 year old grandson, Ben, was standing with his father (Brian) looking into the refrigerator for a yogurt. "I think I'll take a boysenberry,” said Brian. Ben looked at his dad with a quizzical expression. "Is there a ‘girlsenberry?”

Karen's six-year-old grandson Miles asked his Grammy if she'd like to hear a song his dad taught him about Jesus. "Of course," she said, "I'd love to hear it." Miles sang a couple of verses, never missing a word or a beat. Afterwards, Grammy Karen complimented him on how quickly he memorized so many words. After all, he'd just learned the song the night before. Miles looked at Grammy a bit puzzled. "But it's in English. If it were in Hebrew then I couldn't have memorized so fast."