GRAND Magazine - November/December 2008 - (Page 4) contents November December 2008 40 36 36 First, Serve Introducing our grandchildren to volunteer work is the first step in modeling citizenship. By Samantha Cleaver Features 40 On the Cover: Vice PresidentElect Joe Biden America’s “Second Family” is close-knit, mutually supportive and, well, simply grand. By Mary Ann Cooper 44 Incredibly Hip High-Tech Gifts When the g’kids open these surprises, they’re going to say, “That’s from Nana?!” By Michael Zenke 48 Foreign Exchange 44 52 Headed for a bohemian retirement, Joe and Sharon Kratz were briefly sidelined by the most important job of their lives—foster-parenting their adopted grandson. By Sharon Kratz 52 Home (and Hungry!) for the Holidays 58 Being the Peace The family’s here for the holidays! And guess what? They’re hungry. Trouble is, they don’t all eat the same kind of stuff… By Fran Weber Teall Our role as grandparents is as an oasis of calm. By Marc Hequet COVER PHOTO AND BIDEN PHOTO THIS PAGE: MARC PISCOTTy 4 GRAND NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2008
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