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If Xylitol is So Great for Our Grandchildren’s Strep and Ear Infections, Why Haven’t Their Pediatricians Recommended It
This Grandma just went for her quarterly teeth cleaning. In the treatment room was a new large box of individually wrapped sugar free...
May 16, 20157 min read


Researchers Now Tell us Boomer Grandmas Have the Wisdom that Accompanies Long Years As A Reason to Smile
The holiday season is at an end. This Grandma can tell. Everyone used to smile, be kind and accommodating, and now it is back to rudeness...
Feb 2, 20154 min read


Grandma Trying to Understand and Prepare for the Ramifications of the Unintended Medical Consequences of Aging
This Grandma’s grandchildren heal almost in the blink of an eye. Young 20s and 30s ails took little longer to heal. So go the decades....
Jan 20, 20157 min read


Marking Grandma’s Visits to Grandchildren with Special 2015 Children’s Calendars
Grandchildren always want to know when grandma is coming to visit or they are coming to visit this Grandma in Florida. There are so many...
Dec 25, 20142 min read


Visit a Local Farm With Grandchildren
When we were on our last visit with the younger grandchildren, we were contemplating what to do for a special outing. We and they had...
Dec 1, 20142 min read


Modern grandparents: Busier, Hands-on and Happy: Yes, We Are!
And younger, in mind and spirit and body. According to Rebecca Dube on Today.com September 7, 2014, in honor of Grandparents Day,...
Sep 30, 20142 min read


When Grandchildren Need Eyeglasses, Think Outrageous, as is the Number of Children Who May Need Eyeglasses
Two of our grandchildren wear eye glasses. One is seven, and has worn glasses since he was four. The other is three, and I wrote a post...
Aug 24, 20146 min read


Friends as the Family We Choose
This Grandma has always felt that there something special about each person I call a friend. Something drew me to those who I hold dear...
Jul 28, 20142 min read


As the Grandma Sandwich, This Grandma Rethinks “The Family Bed”
When this Grandma was raising children, the marital bed belonged to the husband and wife. The children spent time in the marital bed...
Jun 23, 20144 min read


Grandma Becomes the Family Photographer
This Grandma was spoiled. A dear long (we never say old) friend was the best photographer and we shared so many family events and...
Jun 4, 20143 min read


Busch Gardens Tampa with Grandchildren Part Two: The Perfect Itinerary
Grandpa and I took our older two grandchildren, ages ten and seven, to Busch Gardens Tampa over Spring Break 2014. Busch Gardens is a...
May 9, 20148 min read


Planning the Perfect Multigenerational Family Vacation at Every Age and Every Stage
As our oldest grandchildren enter middle school age, this Grandma can reflect on what makes a perfect multigenerational family vacation...
May 1, 20146 min read


National Bubble Week Education and Fun for Grandchildren
We have so many holidays, but one this Grandma did not know about was National Bubble Week. It coincides with the first week of Spring...
Apr 11, 20143 min read


This Grandma Will Take “All Joy and All Fun” Any Day
Since I read, “Under Pressure,” by Andrew Solomon, in the New York Times, February , 2, 2014, I cannot get the title of the book he...
Feb 20, 20142 min read


Multigenerational Families Living Together Again
The New York Times, December 15, 2013, had a lead article on”Multigenerational Families Living Together Again. Here is what the author,...
Jan 31, 20143 min read


The 2014 Top Five Box Office Movie Winners For Grandchildren and Whether Grandchildren Should Actual
People Magazine, December 22, 2014, listed the top 10 box office winning movies for 2014. Most of them, if not all of them, seem to be...
Jan 2, 20146 min read


“Gray” Divorcees and Boomer Grandparents
In the New York Times, September 22, 2013, author Sam Roberts writes an article entitled, Divorce After 50 Grows More Common. He says:...
Nov 3, 20137 min read


Halloween Stories from Grandma
As a long distance grandma, this Grandma looks for ways to make holidays special and be present with a present. This year, Oppenheimer...
Oct 25, 20131 min read


Grandma’s Strategies for Saving Money So there is More to Spend on Grandchildren
This Grandma is always looking to save money. I want to have more money to spend on my grandchildren! And, if I save money on what I...
Oct 5, 201311 min read


Halloween as a Holiday for Grandma to Teach Charity
When my brother and I were children, Halloween was a time for a lesson in thankfulness that we had enough to eat. Our refrigerator and...
Sep 16, 20136 min read
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