SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015
Building a Good
Relationship with Your
Grandkids
Take time to make memories and
have fun
by Jamie Lober, Staff Writer
Having a grandchild is a gift,
says Charlotte Whittaker, a volunteer with AARP. “It is a special
bond,” she said. It is all about making memories, and Whittaker has
gone above and beyond to expose
her grandkids, ranging in age from
3 to 22 years, to as many different
experiences as possible.
“Every year I do a mystery trip,”
she said. “I do not tell them where
we are going, just to pack their
suitcase.” One memorable trip
was to Fort Knox and the Patton
Museum. “Their dad was in Desert
Storm, so it was nice to see the
Jeeps and guns that were in the
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war,” Whittaker said. “Then we
went to Hopkinsville to Lincoln’s
birthplace, where we got to talk
about Lincoln, what an important
president he was and what he did
for our country.”
Afterwards, they went to
Wigwam Village in Horse Cave.
They stayed in a teepee, and next
morning got up and went to the
Corvette Museum in Bowling
Green.
This past summer, Whittaker
stood