No one gives comfort, love, and laughter like a grandma can! “Your grandma and your dog will always love you no matter what you do,” says Matthew, age ten. From the mouths of babes and grandmas comes this irresistible sequel to the beloved Grandmothers Are Like Snowflakes . Here is an all-new treasury of wise, witty, and wonderful sayings and advice from veteran grandmas, first-timers, and grandmothers-in-waiting--including such famous names as Sophia Loren, Maya Angelou, and Barbara Bush. Here are hilarious and heartwarming observations, plus wisdom for negotiating the sometimes delicate challenges of grandparenting. Don’t miss . . . • The secrets of staying young with your grandchildren • Grandma Jan’s gentle but hard-won wisdom • The fountain of youth--and other things only grandmas know • What children really think about their grandmothers And more! No one gives comfort, love, and laughter like a grandma can! ?Your grandma and your dog will always love you no matter what you do,? says Matthew, age ten. From the mouths of babes and grandmas comes this irresistible sequel to the beloved Grandmothers Are Like Snowflakes . Here is an all-new treasury of wise, witty, and wonderful sayings and advice from veteran grandmas, first-timers, and grandmothers-in-waiting--including such famous names as Sophia Loren, Maya Angelou, and Barbara Bush. Here are hilarious and heartwarming observations, plus wisdom for negotiating the sometimes delicate challenges of grandparenting. Don?t miss . . . *The secrets of staying young with your grandchildren *Grandma Jan?s gentle but hard-won wisdom *The fountain of youth--and other things only grandmas know *What children really think about their grandmothers And more! Janet Lanese (1936–2011) was the perfect example of a modern grandmother. She combined multiple careers as a real estate broker, a writer for her community newspaper, a cohostess for a local television program, and a contributing editor for over thirty parenting and religious magazines, yet she still found time to enjoy her grandchildren. Forever Spring You're never too old to become younger. --Mae West One positive advantage to age for me is that I have more time to smell the roses. --Helen Hayes Youth is transitory, but a youthful spirit need never grow old. --Dr. Criswell Freeman Love is the great beautifier. --Louisa May Alcott My niece, the weary mother of six, was asked one Sunday morning by the parish priest, "Well, Sue, what do you want your next one to be?" "A grandchild," she snapped! --Grandma Jan There is a fountain of youth. It is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age. --Sophia Loren Does becoming a grandma Leave you aghast? I'm sorry to say Life goes by that fast. --Mary McBride Though it sounds absurd, it is true to say I felt younger at sixty than I felt at twenty. --Ellen Glasgow Isn't it terrific that you don't have to look like a grandmother to be one? --Grandma Jan Whether you become a grandma in your mid-twenties or in your senior-citizen-discount years, it's unlikely you'll fit the stereotypical pink-faced, snowy-haired, cookie-baking, chubby old lady. Well, not until you've lived a few more decades at least. --Patricia "Poppy" Smith I was grossed out when I heard Grandma had a boyfriend at her age! With me and Dad, you'd think two men in her life would be all she could handle. --Donald, age 12 One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. A woman who would tell that would tell anything. --Oscar Wilde The new-millennium grandmother has switched from-- *polyester to denim * bifocals to contacts * cold cream to Retin-A * sherry to merlot * sedans to SUVs * mobile homes to condos * curlers to blow dryers * manicures to silk or acrylics * knitting to exercising * banana splits to low-fat yogurt * Niagara Falls to Las Vegas * J.C. Penney to QVC * Paul Newman to Mel Gibson * homemaker to entrepreneur * snail-mail to e-mail --Grandma Jan When the grandmothers of today hear the word "Chippendales," they don't necessarily think of chairs. --Jean Kerr What's an aging boomer to do? You can laser away your wrinkles, tuck your tummy, and make yourself look 25 again; but no matter what you do, there's still one thing that's going to remind you--and everyone else--that you're getting old. It's that cute little kid following you around in the supermarket shouting, "Grandma, buy me some ice cream!" --Armin Brott Sometimes it's almost impossible for a grandmother not to look more glamorous than her daughter and daughter-in-law. Especially when the young mother's everyday attire is a stained T-shirt and faded blue jeans. We have much less responsibility, and more time and resources to look like a model from the cover of Modern Maturity. So when you go to visit your grandbaby, leave the cosmetics, jewelry, and the designe