Hi, Rusty!
Your grandson sounds similar to my younger daughter.
She is always studying for additional qualifications which will enhance her career prospects.
She does well to juggle a demanding job with caring for two young children.
You mentioned the hawthorn tree......
I guess I forgot to tell you that it died?
We had to have it cut down.
I am unsure what happens in such circumstances -- do the little folk relocate?
I have finished my crossword puzzle.
There are two I cannot do....
18a: Meat and fish for a judge in Corsican capital (9)
C?R?A???O
4d: Ruling starts on this weight of cake (5,2,7)
S?O?E / ?F / ???N?
I have no ideas.
I have just been talking to my daughter for the past hour, on her way home from work!