Whether students are learning at school or at home, or are not yet school age, more grandparents have jumped into daily caregiver roles. "At the same time, we were going, `Oh my gosh.' We knew it would change our lives and it has. "At first it was like, we'd love to be a part of this and get to see our grandson more, really get to know him a little better," Mary Hill said. The 72-year-old Bill, a former college sports administrator, and 70-year-old Mary, who worked as a nurse practitioner, volunteered to keep Will five days a week and oversee distance learning after their son and daughter-in-law were required to report in person to the school where they teach. Instead, they greet 8-year-old Will at the gate of their residential community in suburban Phoenix every school day, often rolling up in their golf cart. Since school started for their only grandchild, they're not leisurely reading the morning newspaper, dawdling over a sudoku or staying holed up in their Colorado cabin to beat the Arizona heat. NEW YORK (AP) - Gone, for now, are the days when retirees Bill and Mary Hill could do whatever they please.
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