Potsman
This is a picture that appeared on this blog during my first month of blogging, May, 2006. It is Sam, our first grandchild, who was followed at approximately two-year intervals by five more! They are now 19, 17, 15, 15, 13, and 12. It's been such a joy to watch them grow into the spectacular human beings they currently are. When Sam was about 4, one evening the extended family was playing a cut-throat game of Fish and for reasons no longer recalled, we began calling each other by silly, made-up names. When it was Sam's turn, he looked directly at me and asked, "Mrs. Potsman, do you have any fours?" I couldn't have loved it more. While our sons and their families never came to embrace the name, favoring "Grandmom" instead, over the years, Sam and Caroline (and their parents) have intermittently called me Mrs. Potsman. In time, when referring to myself, I dropped the "Mrs." and signed cards "Potsman and Grandpop." Back in January, I no...
