Grandpa Jake and the Grand Christmas Author:Mildred Ames I tell him about my long-term goal of becoming a prima ballerina, and about how Papa calls it a pipe dream, and about how my lessons must end with the new year because we can't afford them. Grandpa Jake takes it all in, then says, "You're a bit like me, Elizabeth. To some of us life would have no meanin' without our dreams. And it's that sure I ... more »am you're one of those."« less