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Show Grandma Cornell is really 'grancr sometimes has almost a dozen kids, to look after herself . "We sit down right at, the start and talk about some rules and I find I have pretty good discipline. I try to do some teaching about the Golden Rule, that's my main disciplinary topi," . . : . . .. Without the parents around, Geneve says it's easier to really become acquainted with her offspring. off-spring. .And waterfighting and creek-wading is allowed. "We take nature walks and hikes. We swim in the creek that runs, through the property. We build big bonfires, at night. Sometimes I need help if I have a lot of littler ones, so I might take my daughter or son." "They love to come.. In fact; the couple of years I wasn't able to go I felt so badly. I knew how the t-looked t-looked forward to it. It'sbecoK" annual event;" Grandkids going this year tot, east bench cabin include (our lr- Virginia ; Jennifer, Shelley, fe. and Ben Agrali. From American Fork are Si-and Si-and Robyn , Tara and & Cornell. Orem cousins include Tamijtt Corbin,. Jill, John and Cindy Dnt Brandon, Kristi, Miles and It - Layton come from Provo. Salt Lake grandkids Reto; . Genna , Jeremiah and Cornell to are coming. Pleasant Grove Cornells k Chelsie and Brittany will also joining their grandma lor & . summer's big event. By SHARON MORREY What kind of a lady would surround herself with dozens of youngsters for two to three days at a time; camp, hike and sing; and still come out smiling? Only a grandma could carry it off with "grand" style. Geneve Cornell of American Fork is such a lady. With 34 grandkids to her name, Geneve is carrying on a tradition that makes her a big hit with both parents and children. Each year for the past seven, Geneve has invited troupes of her grandchildren to spend a couple of days with her at her mountain cabin inFairview. There they share moments to treasure forever. "They hunt for lizards and fossils. The children enjoy the wildlife there - deer, fox, rock chucks, rabbits, ground hogs, squirrels and chipmunks, chip-munks, even eagles, hawks, a great -variety of birds." "We do all sorts of fun handicrafts. han-dicrafts. We paint rocks. We play games, hold all kinds of competitions," com-petitions," says Geneve. "They love 1 V; . - St! 1 J- ' L- ;:--iXi'e-. X - ' I' to compete. Last year one little girl jumped the rope 398 times to win a prize." Coloring contests, beauty contests, con-tests, even a shoe kick and ball toss are planned for the cousins with Geneve carefully planning enough contests in enough different areas that every grandchild can see a possibility of winning. Winners get a prize. The losers learn about the value of being a good sport. "They compete fairly and we don't have a lot of problem. They can see Geneve Cornell with just some happy grandchildren. that no one child wins everything and they seem to love it." "I find this time together is an opportunity. Teaching moments come up that would never happen but for this. I try to take advantage of that," shares Geneve. She finds her grandchildren tend to emerge a bit once out of the range of their parents, but she rarely has discipline problems although she |