A grandmother's blog on life
Since the birth of our first grandchild, Grandpa and I periodically converse about how old we are going to be when he graduates from high school, from college and how old we are going to be when he marries. We wonder if we were going to be alive to be present at these milestones. He is now in high … [Continue reading]
Onesie footies are always the key for newborn and baby dress, although this grandma does love the gowns. Our daughter in law and son, with their first, discovered that the onesies with snap closures are a pain in the middle of the night, and anytime with a crying newborn. They love the zipper … [Continue reading]
As I thought about this Father’s Day 2018, the year’s traumatic and potentially fatal health circumstances clearly highlighted thoughts of gratitude … [Continue reading]
Each year the Oppenheimer Toy Awards on Toy Portfolio give us guidance as to our toy purchases. Each year, it seems, it is harder to pry our … [Continue reading]
Here is a short true-false quiz: (persistent is defined as two weeks or more) If you have persistent bad breath it may be a sign of cancer. If … [Continue reading]
When all of our friends were turning 50, Grandpa and I gave two gifts. The first was a three year membership to AARP (now $43) because it would shock … [Continue reading]
Each year this Grandma has tried to think of new and different Mother’s Day gifts that we grandmas might actually want to receive. Then I think back … [Continue reading]
When this Grandma tries to get to the source of a series of articles, I find some really obscure on line journals. The one for the source of learning … [Continue reading]
On April 22 each year since 1970, we celebrate Earth Day, a day to appreciate and be aware of our environment and the Earth. Earth Day has now … [Continue reading]
“23 and Me” ads are all over the television. So many people gifted this ancestry and their health genetic testing or other companies’ genetic testing … [Continue reading]
Grandpa and I are trying. We are trying to change habits to be safer in this cold and flu season. We are trying NOT to shake hands even when others … [Continue reading]
"Six Degrees of Separation" a play and movie of our Boomer generation, written by American playwright John Guare, opened on Broadway in 1990, and was … [Continue reading]
Once our grandchildren began listening to pop music on the radio, and it was earlier than we realized, this Grandma convinced Grandpa that we too had … [Continue reading]
We grandmas are always looking for unique gifts for our grandchildren and unique decor for their rooms. I have written about books on artists, and … [Continue reading]
Our eleven year old granddaughter, visiting for spring break, asked for a sandwich. Ever the doting grandmother, I had purchased three different kinds … [Continue reading]
Oftentimes, in my twenty years as a family court judge, I found divorcing parents fighting over time with their teenagers. I was always confused. … [Continue reading]
The article, “Toy Fair is Flush with Poo-inspired Games and Trinkets,” in the Washington Post February 24, 2018, by Mark Lennihan, has this Grandma … [Continue reading]
We are in an era where families are having movie nights and board game nights and that is fabulous bonding time. I find that I am competing to take … [Continue reading]
My favorite picture of myself as a baby has me sitting up in a huge fancy baby carriage. When I had my first child, now nearly 45 years ago, I looked … [Continue reading]
The big news across media platforms that are viewed by us Boomers is Professor Laurie Santos’s “Psychology and the Good Life,” course at Yale that has … [Continue reading]
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