Right before Halloween, this Grandma was in the mall and next to Halloween paraphernalia were holiday trimmings already.   I plan for the...

My Mother (GG –Great Grandmother) taught my brother and me not to scratch an itch. We were taught we should circle around it and rub, but...

This Grandma was in the first generation that had the pill. I remember my mother lamenting that she would not get to be a young...

Grandpa and I recently took our two youngest grandchildren to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., primarily to see the pandas, which...

“Halloween Costumes are a Great Grandma Gift,” is the post I wrote for 2013 Halloween, September 18, 2013 which you can find by putting...

On the way to work listening to the car radio (no, I do not have satellite radio and my grandchildren lament this), I was hearing all the...

This Grandma’s mantra is that grandparenting should be all joy and no responsibility. Here are this Grandma’s top ten tips on...

Okay.  This Grandma is doing what her parents did, talking about the “good old days.”  Not remembering how much things cost back when,...

This Grandma has had the same dermatologist for forty years.  Gulp!  It is hard to believe that I have used the same doctor for that many...

When I was a child I listened to the music my parents liked and it was not the “rock and roll” this Grandma loved.  As soon as our...

The internet is a wonderful thing.  Because my grandchildren love the mac and cheese from California Pizza Kitchen, I looked on the...

A long (we never say old) friend just told me she is going to be a grandmother again – and it is going to be the sixth granddaughter in...

This Grandma is used to reading the author, Brad Meltzer’s books–his adult books.  I always check the New York Times Best seller lists...

“How Music May Make Babies Team Players,” is the title of an article by Nicholas Bakalar in the New York Times, July 4, 2014.   He...

A colleague commented that the baby shower planned by her close family and friends was the best.  Of course, I inquired why.  She shared...

A colleague is pregnant.  She is about to find out the sex of the baby.  All she is talking about is the planning of the gender reveal...

Parents tend to forget that silliness is part of childhood.  They themselves stop being silly in front of their children.  I often hear...

This Grandma was shocked When reading Kim Conte’s Motherlode Blog in the Sunday New York Times, June 29, 2014, titled, “The Battle Over...

This Grandma loves Carolyn Hax’s advice – most of the time.  When responding to a mother flying with a baby, I do not think she was...

The Mother of our youngest grandchildren forwarded the following to me.  Enjoy!  NickMom.com has given us the truth. . . .and a good...