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Honoring My Mother-In-Law Today and Forever
Ten years ago, I wrote a blog post about my mother-in-law, “My Mother-in-Law, the Star,” honoring her and everything about her which made...
Nov 6, 20216 min read


Winning the Battle But Losing the War By Failing to Follow Whatever New Parents’ Have As Their Rules
The headline on Fox News was: “Dad sends in-laws strict ‘guidelines’ for visiting newborn baby and it doesn’t go well” The author, Gerren...
Jul 22, 20215 min read


Four 2021 Best Inexpensive Gadgets For Feeding Toddlers and Preschoolers That Are Perfect Baby Shower, First Birthday, and Visit Gifts That Parents Will Appreciate
We grandparents, (AV) after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, are planning multiple trips to visit grandchildren. We Florida grandparents...
May 13, 20213 min read


February 5, 2020 is World Nutella Day with Secrets and Nutella Recipes Galore to Share With Grandchildren
This Grandma is always surprised at some national day selections and was surprised that there was a National Nutella Day. I was wrong. ...
Jan 29, 20203 min read


Missing Thanksgiving Magic – Cookie Bars — and Significant Family Presence
This Thanksgiving our youngest daughter, our son-in-law, and their three of our precious grandchildren did not make it to Florida. Our...
Dec 4, 20194 min read


How Preteen and Teenage Grandchildren Are Like Cats
Grandparenting preteens and teenagers is different than any other grandparenting stage. Grandparenting babies, whether a long distance or...
Feb 14, 20194 min read


Best Easy Make Ahead Baked French Toast For Holiday Brunches And Five More Special French Toast Reci
One of the most requested breakfasts from our grandchildren is for this Grandma to make french toast, especially on a school day, where...
Jan 9, 20183 min read


Safely Making Homemade Cookie Dough and Adding It to Safe Homemade Ice Cream
Making homemade slime was the activity of choice among grandchildren recently. It was messy and disgusting, but that goes in grandma’s...
Dec 1, 20173 min read


How to Celebrate the Month of November’s National Sandwich Day With Grandchildren
November 3 each year is National Sandwich Day. There seems to be a day for everything celebrated in our country, and we can use each...
Nov 16, 20174 min read


Choose Between Ina Garten’s Peanut Swirl Brownies or A Brownie Mix with Peanut Butter Swirl
This Grandma loves to think she is giving grandchildren healthy desserts if one ingredient is healthy. Yes, peanut butter qualifies. A...
Apr 8, 20163 min read


Baby Carrots Are the Best Junk Food For Grandchildren and Not What We Think They Are
This Grandma has to admit that she believed that perfectly good large carrots out of the ground were whittled down to make the tiny baby...
Jan 27, 20164 min read


Forbes Top 25 Innovative Consumer Products for 2015 Has Some Winners For This Grandma
Forbes Magazine had a tweet August 14, 2015, about the 2015 top 25 innovative consumer products. This Grandma was curious. Included in...
Sep 16, 20152 min read


Girl Scout French Toast for A Meal Followed by Girl Scout Cookies and Milk for Dessert: A Better Than Best Meal
It is Girl Scout cookie selling time so when I say the article in the New York Times, “Girl Scout French Toast: As Good as the Cookies. A...
Feb 25, 20153 min read


Grandma’s Mac ‘N Cheese for grandchildren
My grandchildren love California Pizza Kitchen. Whenever we visit, they always ask to go to California Pizza Kitchen as a special...
Jan 21, 20134 min read
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