PAPER CHAIN COUNTDOWN

Grandchildren in this family have learned to visualize the time required to wait for a visit by using a paper chain. Each day, as the date of the visit draws nearer, the kids rip off another link on the paper chain. As the chain gets smaller and smaller, the visit gets closer and closer. Finally, the links are all gone, the chain disappears, and the visitors arrive!

Silas and Devon (numbers 5 and 6 on The Roster) have used paper chains while waiting for Papa and Nana and Ashley to arrive in Beaverton. Daisy and Ally (numbers 1 and 3 on The Roster) used paper chains three summers ago while waiting for Papa and Aunt Bethany to arrive in the Philippines.

So, if grandchildren can use paper chains, why can't grandparents?

July 12, 2005
Daisy displays a link torn from her paper chain

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July 14, 2005
Ally displays a link torn from her paper chain

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August 2005
The links of the chain are gone and Papa and Aunt Bethany will arrive soon

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And now it’s my turn to use my paper chain to count down the days we must wait to see Tim and Bethany and Silas and Devon and Naomi when they arrive in the very near future.

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FIVE

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FOUR

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THREE

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TWO

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ONE

The chain is gone! The much-anticipated, long-awaited visitors arrive tomorrow!