1. Raising the kids who would otherwise end up in foster care (like I would've if my gramma hadn't raised me)
2. Reading stories (same book, over and over and over without complaining)
3. Baking cookies (and letting us decorate them)
4. Mending (holey clothing, skinned knees and broken hearts)
5. Teaching (live by the Golden Rule, question authority, have a good work ethic and vote democrat were the lessons I came away with)

Lotsa good uses for a Grandma.