The grandbabies are one year old today. In that amount of time, the twins have become little people, junior versions of the rest of us, smiling, laughing, making silly noises, and driving to Quik Trip for Hot Cheetos.

Time flies, you know. In just 99 more years, they’ll celebrate their 100th birthdays. How different I imagine it will be then. Those turning 100 today have seen some changes, don’t you know! Before 1910, there was no Jell-O. No toaster in the kitchen. In fact, the bread sold in the store wasn’t sliced – that machine hadn’t been invented yet. There were a few cars on the roads, but there were few good roads. And none of the cars had windshield wipers because they hadn’t been invented yet. In fact, rain had only been invented a couple of years before.

No doubt, the twins will see some changes. “What sort?” you ask.

I wish I could say. I hope all the changes are the greatest thing since sliced bread. They’ll probably involve cell phones, new apps, of course, like a lawn-mowing app and a drive-the-kids-to-the-dentist app. They’ll find some cures by then, and maybe I’ll still be around, getting rested up for the twin’s 100th birthday party using my cell-phone’s nap-app.

Happy Birthday, little ones!