There are so many idea articles for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, so this Grandma tried to think of a few new ideas for 2025.  Of...

This Grandma always says that when I was a mother it was really the dark ages, we knew little and had little access to information other...

It is always hard to get grandparents holiday gifts. All we grandparents want is time with grandchildren. In that vein, now that COVID...

PopPop and I have a four year grandchild who has a “moving up” ceremony this week, moving up from the three’s to pre kindergarten.  He is...

2022 is a year where memories are especially important. Covid has made us realize that time and time together is precious. We want the...

In 2014, I wrote a post, “What Our Grandchildren Want as Presents. Then I did not have college aged grandchildren or teenaged...

Halloween was and is always special to this Grandma. It enabled me, as a long distance grandma, to help select and buy Halloween costumes...

We grandparents, (AV) after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, are planning multiple trips to visit grandchildren. We Florida grandparents...

Mother’s Day 2021 is Sunday, May 9. The 2021 Best Mother’s Day gift is also the most important. If you add up the days, minutes or hours...

After six grandchildren and many toddler gifts, this Grandma has listened to her daughters and daughter-in-law rave and complain about...

Now that we all are spending more time at home, the news today included that we may have another run on toilet paper as the coronavirus...

Everything seems different and chaotic in this COVID-19 coronavirus time in our lives.  Each year this Grandma buys Halloween costumes...

Never before have we had to be apart “social distancing” from our loved ones under the circumstances of a world-wide pandemic.  Many of...

Our grandchildren, ages 7, 10 and 11 went to see the movie, Wonder, during the Thanksgiving holiday.  Our oldest grandson, age 14, had...

Each year it seems that toys and games make up less and less of grandchildren’s birthday and holiday lists and electronics and apps make...

Each year it gets harder and harder to buy gifts for today’s grandmothers and great grandmothers.  When it comes to Mother’s Day,...

This Grandma does not want grandchildren to spend much money on a holiday gift. Previous posts recommend a photograph of the grandchild...

This Grandma’s mantra for gifts for Father’s Day is the same as Mother’s Day and such holidays. Gifts from children to parents and...

Sleep-away camps have cracked down on care packages from home during the summer. The camps do not want the campers competitive about the...

Brigitt Hauck, a writer for Real Simple Magazine, writes many lists for Mother’s Day ideas, including, “8 Custom Gifts That Show Off...