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Christmas and Chanukah, Two of the Best Holiday Gift Resources for the Newest and Best Top Rated Toy
This Grandma found the Oppenheimer Toy Awards years ago. It should be the first place to look for award winning toys and games for 2023...
Nov 28, 20233 min read


Long Distance Grandma Thinks Creatively When Celebrating the Holidays with the Top Four Tips for Making Holidays Joyful
Since the birth of the oldest grandchild, this Grandma realized that celebration of holidays was going to be a challenge being a long...
Dec 4, 20213 min read


Long Distance Grandma Thinks Creatively When Celebrating the Holidays with the Top Four Tips for Making Holidays Joyful
Holidays with the Top Four Tips for Making Holidays JoyfulSince the birth of the oldest grandchild, this Grandma realized that...
Dec 7, 20143 min read


Long Distance Grandparents Combining Holidays for Double Joy: Thanksgiving and Christmas or Chanukah
A long friend lamented that she was going to see her young (fourteen months granddaughter and four month grandson—yes, her son and...
Oct 30, 20132 min read


Grandma’s View on Promoting Intimacy and Love
This Grandma believes the best thing we can do for our grandchildren is to promote a strong and loving relationship between their...
Jun 1, 20132 min read


Why this Long Distance Grandma No Longer Envies Local Grandmas
All of our grandchildren have been here for spring break for a week. Today, Grandpa turned to me and said, “I think we need to repaint...
Apr 1, 20133 min read


Safety at Grandma’s House
Amy Dickinson writes the “Ask Amy,” column nationally, reprinted in the Sun Sentinel newspaper in Florida. In her January 22, 2013...
Feb 11, 20134 min read


Grandma visits make lasting memories
I just got off the telephone with Jet Blue, again paying a change fee to change our February flights to see our youngest grandchildren....
Jan 5, 20136 min read
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