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Well, my wife is lying prostrate in the living room, and I am desperately searchâ€" ing my mind for a solution to two city boys, 8 and 6, who think such things as building a treehouse or carving out a cave in the jungle of our backyard are ridiculous pasâ€" times. GRANDCHILDREN are a real blessing. According to those who don‘t have any. Spent a few devastating hours at the park, where all the swings and rides and slides that used to be thrilling are now "for little kids." First few days weren‘t bad. Took them for a whirlwind tour of the town, most of which they remembered, not with nostaliâ€" gia, but with boredom. They spent a day at the beach with their mother and came home with beautiful sunburns, were properly greased, and quite indignant next morning when Gran insisted they put on Tâ€"shirts, rather than reclining on her newlyâ€"upholstered chesâ€" terfield suite with greasy backs. Took them to see the movie E.T. (a wonderful experience, by the way, which you shouldn‘t miss), and out for a Dairy Queen afterwards. Fine. Entertainment straight down the line, and none of this bucolic stuff of "playing" in the back yard. _+Fourth day, Gran not now prostrate, but utterly supine, took them up to the school, showed them "the biggest gym in the The museum, a $2.5 million, 24,000 square foot project, will be built on a cityâ€"owned unused parcel of land located directly behind the Waterloo Memorial Arena. It will feature the only stained glass gallery in the world, as well as exhibits of historical and contemporary works in clay and enamel. Plans also call for a 60â€"seat theatre, archives, library and tea The spinâ€"off effect means growth for service industries in the entire city, as thousands of tourists enjoy the shops and restaurants in Waterloo, particularly in the core. As Alderman Doreen Thomas said, the ceramics museum coupled with the Seagram‘s museum could be "the rocket that launches uptown Waterloo." The city‘s core will be revitalized as it is transformed into a 365â€"dayâ€"aâ€"year "people place." Both of these museums will be a real boost to Waterloo‘s core, since they have the potential to attract hundreds of thg\_nsan_qls_of people to Waterloo annually. The news comes just months after construction has begun on the $4 million Seagram museum, scheduled to be completed next year. Declining enrolment in core schools has precipitated the decision to close two schools. Uptown merchants, many of whom have been feeling the effects of the exodus for years, are now even harder hit by the current recession. But all is not doom and gloom in our city‘s core. _ > This week Waterloo received a shot of vitality with the announcement that a major ceramics museum and gallery will be built in the city‘s core within two to three years. The slow exodus of people out of downtown areas into suburbia has taken its toll on the core areas of our cities, and Waterloo has been no exception. Second Class Mail Registration Number 5540 PAGE 6 â€" WaATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESODAY, JULY _ City core comes alive assecaion legistration Number 5540 established 1854 published every Wednesday by Fairway Press, a division of Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo Record Ltd., owner 4 _â€"_â€" 225 Fairway Rd.S., Kitchener, Ont. Waterioo Chronicie office is located on 2nd fioor of the O.W Sports building opposite Waterioo Square. Parking on King Street or in Waterioo Square Open Monday to Friday 9:00 a m to 5 00 p m + Grandchildren address correspondence to Waterioo office: 92 King St.South, Waterioo, Ont., telephone 886â€"2830 They‘ve been going to a French school. Took them to my schpol, to my room, sat them down in a front desk each, roared such things as, "Boy, wipe that grin off your face! You, boy, sit up straight."" They played the game straightâ€"faced, enjoying But my old bones aren‘t up to another session of kicking the football, or playing softball, or going for a hike. If necessary I‘ll get a prescription, and knock them out for 12 hours. f The ‘only thing that saves them is that they‘re so damn‘ cute and smart, which used to mean the same thing. We settled for some french fries at the park, sharing a table with several diarrâ€" heic seaâ€"gulls, and they were quite at home. Lots of people, lots of garbage, lots of junk food. City boys. Well, he ain‘t. They‘re going to bed with a story, maybe a hotâ€"dog if I‘m feeling right, maybe some canned spaghetti, which unfortunately, they love. whole world," and kicked them onto the playing fields. They ran around the track once, the older a quarter mile ahead of the younger, kicked a football around, then wanted to know, "what are we going to do Right now they‘re out in the back yard, rolling their eyes with boredom, and waiting for Grandad to come up with something, preferably artificial, preferâ€" ably bad for them. now : Publisher Manager: Editor: 9++ Paul Winkler Bill Karges Karla Wheeler Why do they drink two gallons of orange juice a day, and refuse to let wholesome milk pass their lips? By the time this column appears in print, this column may not be appearing, I have vaguely promised a visit to a midway, with roller coasters and other horrid things that leave your guts up in the air, and another to a mountain slide that leaves your guts right at the top of the mountain, among other things and adventures. Why do they love kicking a soccer ball at the china cabinet? Or uncovering an old exerciser of their Gran‘s, made of ropes and elastic, tying it to the doorâ€"handle, and pulling the knob off? **You, boy! Huit et sept equals?" Nikov cooly replied, "Eight and seven equals quinze."" I had to give him 100 per cent and ask him how to spell quinze. ‘*You other boy! Comment t‘appelie?" Balind gave me a snige look and casually remarked, "Je m‘appelle Balind." 1 gave up, and granted him 100 per cent also. To me, a suggestion is a vague promise. To those two elephants, a suggestion is a promise made in stone. _ Why don‘t they like horses, or cows, or pigs, or picking strawberries, or walking beside a stream in the woods? _ Why does one love boiled eggs and can‘t stand fried and the other is the opposite? it, trying to look scared and keep the grin off their faces at the same time. THE GREAT CANADIAN SUMMER BILL SMILEY Why don‘t they have coloring books, instead of boxing gloves? Why do they love each other so much, be protective toward each other, and wind up in a fight every 20 minutes? Why do they start wrestling on the grass 20 minutes after Gran has put on their best bib ‘n tucker to show them off to someâ€" How can their mother stand them when they ask: ‘"‘Why is God? Why does Grandad have a red nose and fall asleep after dinner? When are we going to ...? ~ I guess, because they‘re grandboys. The Chronicie is proud of its tradition of accuracy and fair play, but we do acknowledge room for human error. We welcome complaints or criticism of news, opinions or advertising and hope we can resolve all complaints ourâ€" selves. Complaints that can‘t be reâ€" solved should be addressed to the Ontario Press Council, 151 Slater St., Suite 708, Ottawa, Ont. K1P 5H3. Press Council 4.