This Grandma made an annual appointment for the gynecologist. I received a call from the office right before the appointment. They cancelled my appointment. Why? Because Medicare only covers a gynecological appointment every other year. I tried to talk to the office person about having a secondary supplemental medical policy and she said it does […]
Women’s Health Care Takes A Massive Downward Dive With Medicare and We Women Must Advocate for No More Limitation on Coverage for Boomer Women’s Vaginal, Cervical, Uterine and Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Prevention
December 6, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Oppenheimer Toy Awards for 2018 Provide A Wealth of Award Winning Toys That Are Tested On Children for Holidays 2018, and Toy Gifts At Every Price Point for the Year Long
November 28, 2018 By Leave a Comment
This Grandma found the Oppenheimer Toy Awards years ago. The website, a few years ago, was redesigned and hard to navigate. Looking for toys for the newest babies in the family, I found another redesign of the website, so should again be the first place to look for award winning toys for 2018. To be […]
PRIMARY and MONICA AND ANDY New Organic Baby Clothes Are Winners For Our Precious Grandchildren and Now Just in Time for Holiday Shopping
November 22, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Everything with the two newest baby grandchildren is about organic. Of course, organic clothing is the new rage and there are new organic brands this Grandma had to have the Mother of the youngest grandchild try out. Two are a hit! MONICA AND ANDY Our daughter first found Monica and Andy at Nordstroms, which […]
If There is a Question of It Being Safe to Be Jewish In New York, then What Does That Mean for Being Jewish in South Florida and in America. Opinion from a Child of Holocaust Survivors
November 7, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Since the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, there has been public discussion as to whether the shooting was really against being religious. It seems to this Jewish woman that those who even brought up the discussion, after the shooter was so clear and direct, could never be the child of Holocaust survivors. I know. I am […]
We American Jews Must Now Not Only Be Vigilant As We Have Joined the Vulnerable Ranks of Our Worldwide Brethren Past and Present. We, and American Non Jews, Must Also Fight For Federal Laws That Make Anti-Semitic Talk And Action Illegal
November 2, 2018 By Leave a Comment
It has been happening to Jews for many thousands of years. It has touched our family and we Jews, collectively and of my family, can never forget. To forget is to be vulnerable to anti-Semitic violence and we Jews have learned from history that we must always be vigilant. All of our grandchildren will know […]
Quality and Reasonably Priced Plastic American Made Toys Are A Hit To Buy And Put Away For Special Gifts and Holiday Presents
October 25, 2018 By Leave a Comment
A long (we never say old) dear friend called for advice about toys for her grandson and the third child in a family. It is always a challenge to think of new things for a third child in the family. I sent her to the Oppenheimer Toy Award list at toy portfolio my go to […]
We Boomers are Asking The Wrong Generation If They Want Our Possessions As We Downsize
October 17, 2018 By Leave a Comment
We Boomers are downsizing, or so I hear in the news and media. Moreover, articles and advice columns about how our adult children do not want our possessions abound. We are told to tell our adult children to pick just one item each, instead of asking them to divide all our possessions among them. We […]
Top Ten Baby Names For 2018 From Parents Magazine and the Power of Some Old People Names
October 4, 2018 By Leave a Comment
This Grandma loves all of the top ten lists for baby names each year and Parents Magazine recently released theirs. I love reading the new trends for names, with babies named after trendy new rock stars, movie stars, and such. I always hope that new parents understand the power in a name and choose their […]
Silver Sneakers and Boomers’ Best Medicare Free Fitness Benefit or Not
September 26, 2018 By Leave a Comment
If you have not heard of Silver Sneakers, join the club. You will want to join the Silver Sneakers club, as I did, when I heard about it. I was bemoaning to a friend that I was going to spend an extended period up north and would not have access to a gym at a […]
In This Reality Show World, Boomer Grandparents Have One Reprieve
September 18, 2018 By Leave a Comment
The parents of our younger grandchildren watch “Big Brother.” We know. It seems to always be on when we visit. They tell us they like seeing the interaction between the different personalities. The news is on 24/7 at soon to be 95 year old GG’s (great grandmother’s) house, and all she wants to discuss are […]
The First Pregnancy and Baby Advice and Information Has Changed Beyond Recognition With Our Grandchildren’s Generation
September 5, 2018 By Leave a Comment
When this Grandma’s children, now in their forties, were babies, cereal was the first food to introduce to the baby, and after a few weeks or a month or two of birth. Of course, the majority of babies back then were formula bottle babies, the then new and modern way to mother. Breastfeeding was only […]
This Grandma Has Just Upped the Acceptable Marriage Age For Her Grandchildren
August 29, 2018 By Leave a Comment
“Life is making choices and living with the consequences of the choices we make.” In Boomers’ parents’ age, that saying meant once you married, you made your bed, so you must live with it….until death do you part. Our parents married very young, and many couples were mismatched, and unhappy most of their married lives. […]
We Grandparents Should Be Thankful for the Grandchildren We Have Looking at Three Important Articles and A New Book as to Why Everyone Is Having Less Children And How We Can Grandparents Can Change This Course In Our Own Families
August 21, 2018 By Leave a Comment
The recent news has bombarded this Grandma about how everyone in America is having less children. I must be thankful and grateful that I have reached the average of six grandchildren. I expect that this average is going to decline greatly according to the following articles and book. As a grandparent or wishful to be […]
As A Child of Holocaust Survivors, I Am Worried That History Is Repeating Itself
August 15, 2018 By Leave a Comment
As a child of Holocaust survivors, I feel that my unique background and upbringing has been a blessing and a curse, probably like most of us who have felt different and with a higher sensitivity to the world around us. My upbringing has made me the “Pollyanna,” which those who know me would agree, that […]
Before You or Your Loved Ones Travel Outside the United States this Summer Or Anytime Take These Four STEPs First
July 26, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Grandpa, our oldest grandson, and I were walking with our guide, Bertrand, down a main Paris thoroughfare toward the Rodin Museum when all three of our I phones beeped an alert from the U.S. government. I was surprised that Bertrand’s phone did not also beep, but I only included his cell phone number in our […]
Giving You Easy Ways to Use Certain Classical Music Which Listened to in the Background For Twenty Minutes A Day Focuses and Strengthens the Brain Of All Ages from Birth to Death
July 13, 2018 By Leave a Comment
We Grandmas want to make things easy for our families and loved ones. When I read that research suggests that the soundtrack to your child’s learning and homework should comprise a specific list of 21 musical compositions, proven to change the electromagnetic frequency of brain waves for optimal focus, I am on it. I am […]
Fourth of July is Over, So Why Should We Care For July 4th 2019 What Was Wrought in 2018?
July 10, 2018 By Leave a Comment
This Grandma, a naturalized citizen, is very patriotic. Yes, the red, white and blue of July 4th are very important. Only PopPop and I shared holiday dinner, but dessert was of the right colors, of course, blueberries, strawberries, vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. Every year a neighbor puts on a fireworks show that is […]
It Is Worth Taking the Time To Opt Out For Privacy on Google, Email Accounts, Amazon, and Internet Advertising From This Grandma Who Did It By Herself
July 4, 2018 By Leave a Comment
This Grandma watches the Today Show and Rossen Reports is a favorite segment. With the European Union cracking down on Facebook, and strengthening on line privacy rules, we are bombarded with emails asking us for permission to continue to sell our information. Rossen Reports does the opposite. Jeff Rossen is a hero. He gives us […]
Learning About Having #It All From Another Woman Who Has Had It All, But Not All At the Same Time
June 27, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Justice of the United States Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg has said she believes women can have it all, but perhaps not all at the same time. She has attained the rank of American Female Superstar, and with her admission of what she has accomplished and what she has overcome, she thankfully has exposed what […]
