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All this talk about grand children has reminded me of something that I may have mentioned some time ago. Losing children.

We have had some "memorable" lost child experiences. When one is caring alone for the grandchildren on an outing it is easy to lose them I have discovered. On one occasion at a train museum, while I was at the counter getting food one of the girls disappeared causing me to have a frantic search. Not easy when there are crowds. On another occasion in Adelaide when I had my elderly parents and grandchild together at the Zoo, the same little miss went missing. My parents panicked more than me, but it did take a while to find her happily watching the gorillas.

For some time I have adopted the following procedure. First of all is the inevetable instructions. Remember the "Golden Rule - don't get lost." Keep close to me, tell me when you want to go somewhere etc etc., and these days they carry ID - complete with their parents and my phone numbers. (If something happpens to me, they can get someone to call their parents!) I also take a photo of them as we start our activity for the day. If they get lost I have a clear picture to show the police of what they looked like, and what they are wearing. So many of us can take a photo with our cell phone, or like some of us now, we carry a digital camera where ever we go.

There's no guarantee they won't get lost, but I've covered most bases. My grandson takes it all very seriously, and as he has to be close to me, he does not like it when I walk ahead of him (even if he is holding the hand of my sister.) Remember the Golden Rule, he says, "don't get lost."

The Golden Rule is "don't get lost" and so far we've had great success with this system. Thankfully they are getting older, though the youngest is such a wild child I refuse to take her - in fact no one will take her. She's too hard!!!

I wonder how we will fare if I ever get them to China, and have to try to keep a little group together among the swirling masses of people here.

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