we are grandparents, too.. I have 5 at the moment, with one to be induced tomorrow.. its been fun letting them " quilt " with me on the machine.. they sit either on my lap to learn to sew potholders ( or the older 2 sit beside me to sew)... I teach them to keep hands away from the needle by my running the pedal ( without them knowing it ), and if they get hands in the wrong positions, the pedal stops the machine... its been fun to see their excitement of sewing with their " mema"...