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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 4, 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
Grandma’s List of Go-To Websites to be a Smart Internet Shopper: Assistance for Choosing Grandchild
This Grandma has written often in posts referring to several websites I go to for choosing anything and everything for grandchildren. My...
May 19, 20134 min read
Grandma Bonding with Grandchild With Jokes
When my grandson turned five, he learned what a joke was. Of course, it was a great way to stay on the telephone with a five year old,...
Apr 27, 20133 min read
Tips for Grandma Visits: Getting What You Wish For
One of my Grandma friends with whom I have shared Grandma Lessons is the mother of a son. She wanted Grandma Lessons so she would be the...
Apr 7, 20134 min read
Personalized Baby Gift Ideas for the Third Child Born in the Family
A dear friend has a new granddaughter. She is the fifth granddaughter in the family. One thing is sure. This adorable newborn does not...
Apr 5, 20131 min read
The Grandma Glue: Keeping Families Together for Holiday Rituals and Traditions
My Mother always said that the matriarch in the family is the glue. It is the job of the matriarch to keep family traditions and...
Mar 24, 20133 min read
Grandmas and Stress: Good News for Us Boomers
Good news for us Boomer Grandmas! In an article by Melissa Dahl, NBC News, “ Millenials Are the Most Stressed Out Generation, A new...
Mar 17, 20134 min read
Grandma’s Guidelines to Facilitate “A Truce in the Bragging Wars”
Until I read Bruce Feiler’s column, “This Life,” in the Sunday New York Times, February 3, 2013, I did not know there were bragging wars...
Mar 14, 20134 min read
Grandma loves Dr Seuss Books, Games, Puppets, Movies and More
March 2 was Dr. Seuss’ birthday which has been adopted as the annual date for National Read Across America Day, an initiative on reading...
Mar 11, 20136 min read
Grandma’s Exercise Tips to Improve Memory and Mood
With the New Year, in January, every article seems to be about losing weight. To keep the articles interesting through February, the...
Mar 1, 20135 min read
The Wisdom of Multi-generational Friendships
I was with a long (we never say old) friend recently at a professional event, and of course asked her and her husband about their seven...
Jan 29, 20133 min read
Should Grandchildren be Forced to Write Grandma a Thank You Note
Watching the Today Show on NBC on January 22, 2013, I saw Philip Galanes, New York Times columnist and author of the book, “Social Q’s:...
Jan 27, 20136 min read
Our Grandsons Have to Be Prepared to Support Themselves in Our Evolving Society
When I raised two daughters, I was concerned about them finding careers in which they would be able to support themselves and not have to...
Jan 22, 20136 min read
This Grandma Has Won the Lottery
December 17, 2013 was a big day in America. MegaMillions Lottery’s jackpot was $636 million. The odds of winning were 1 in 259...
Jan 3, 20134 min read
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