kathleen stood up and asked if she might have everyones attention for just a moment.-i have an announcement to make and i decided to wait until grandmothers birthday to make it.-i will begin classes on january ninth at the college of veterinary medicine on the campus of the university of kentucky.-she would have continued but there was so much cheering and whistling going on she couldnt be heard.-anyway , she figured she had family approval.-after all the hugging and hand shaking and congratulations she made another statement : its time for the next part.-open your gifts , grandmother.-lydia got so tired opening all her gifts , that she finally asked andy , candy and their little cousin genny to open the gifts and hand them to her.-that didnt displease them at all.-janet kept a list of all the gifts she received , what they were and who they were from.-she loved all the gifts and appreciated everything , but she couldnt help but be touched by the gift from eds father , fred wroe.-it was a hand-crafted kaleidoscope made of pieces of real stained glass.-the tube was triangular and the double circles at the end turned individually and made an unending variety of patterns that were always unique.-the card had said , a unique gift for a unique person.-for lydia from fred.-she blushed just a little but was extremely pleased.-shed have to find a special way to express her gratitude .