Grandma's Car Goes to School

Aren't they cute? I told them to wave, can you tell? They're going back to college for their last semesters as undergraduates! They are driving Grandma's car.

Grandma's car came to live with us the summer of 2000, the summer Grandma died. It was quite a gift for us. The 1996 Nissan gave us some flexibility in who went where and when and has come in very handy as the 3 girls graduated high school and went to college. It's been a tangible reminder of Grandma's presence in our lives and it was fun to see Grandma's car go to college this morning.

Our youngest daughter will be student teaching this semester. She'll drive Grandma's car several miles from the university, first to a high school and then a middle school. She'll teach high schoolers with mental retardation and middle schoolers with learning disabilities. She's excited and anxious. She's also confident. I imagine Grandma will whisper encouragement during those drives. Thanks, Grandma.