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Great Wolf Lodge Adventures With Grandparents: Comparing Older Lodges in Poconos, Pennsylvania, and
When our eight and nine year old grandchildren were given a choice of a weekend vacation with Grandma and Grandpa, each, separately, said...
Aug 5, 20155 min read


Appreciating What You Have May Include Making Lemonade Out of Lemons Handed To You By the Parents
Dear Abby in the Miami Herald July 26, 2015 had a lament from an involved and active grandma in “DEAR ABBY: Grandma’s pictures don’t make...
Aug 3, 20155 min read


Oink and New Ways to Give Allowances: Family Reviews and Ideas for Use
This Grandma loves to read the New York Times Wedding Section every Sunday morning. This past Sunday, I read that the father of the bride...
Jul 19, 20154 min read


The Best of San Francisco With Grandchildren and Books to Enjoy About the City
There are many websites with tips on where to take children in San Francisco. All agree that San Francisco is a top travel destination...
Jul 12, 20159 min read


Grandma Creating An Annual Family Celebration Day Has Much To Choose From
We seem to have a holiday for everything and national holidays to celebrate each year. We just celebrated Mother’s Day and Father’s Day...
May 22, 20153 min read


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 2, 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
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