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Choosing the Possibility of Losing a Child
Recently, I spoke to someone close to me who told me about the experience of losing her son to brain cancer when he was eight years old. They did everything they could. How horrific was the journey to try to save their son that she shared! The memories are vivid and painful still and, in my opinion, may last her lifetime. I picked up The New York Times, and on the front page, Thursday, July 9, 2026, was an article about parents choosing to possibly lose a child, “As Parents
4 days ago7 min read
Kylie Kelce’s Ultimate Postpartum Gift Guide, And Mine, Is A Baby Shower Gift Guide Too
Kylie Kelce, the wife of Jason Kelce, and new sister-in-law of Taylor Swift, has what she calls the ultimate postpartum gift guide for baby showers, which I love. Yes, I am a grandmother of six where the youngest is eight years old. No matter, I watched Kylie Kelce’s podcast on Facebook on the best postpartum gift guide for baby showers for Moms to be. I am a real Kylie Kelcie fan. I never thought I would be, but she truly tells everything like it is and doesn’t pull any p
Aug 54 min read
Best Toddler Outdoor Activities and Essentials For Toddler and Secret Weapon For the Adult with the Toddler; Baby shower gifts too!
Summer is here and outdoor toddler activities are the best. Here are some that are free and some items that you can purchase. The best find is a secret weapon for parents and grandparents: a phone hidden in a hideaway book that disguises adult phone use as reading while toddler safely playing. Two options: Drift Hideaway Book Set. A children’s storybook and parent book with hidden phone compartment. Five star ratings on Amazon, and advertised as “a baby shower gift they wil
Jun 232 min read
The “Game Of Life” Has Changed Drastically Even For Our Early Elementary Grandchildren With More Choices Than We Boomer Grandparents Ever Imagined
The 50th Anniversary of “The Game Of Life” is considered the classic edition. The original game came out in 1960, when this Grandma was...
Oct 2, 20194 min read
Prepping For Baby Number Two As The Hollywood Stars Do
It seems that many Hollywood stars are in the baby way for the second time. In the Sun Sentinel, April 27, 2016, it was reported that...
May 13, 20164 min read
Fast Forward From C-Sections Unnecessary and Dangerous to Not Enough Shows Pendulum Swings Too Far are Dangerous and Unnecessary Or Is It In the Reporting of the Studies
When our oldest grandson was born in 2003, our older daughter had an emergency c-section as the umbilical cord was wrapped around his...
Feb 4, 20165 min read
Our Faces and Voices Are Still the Best “Traditional” Toys for Our Grandchildren, the App Generation or Generation Z, as They Are Called
When my first born was a toddler, this Grandma took gourmet cooking lessons. I can still remember repeating and play acting making duck...
Jan 20, 20163 min read
Eight Tips of What to Do or Not Do When You Want to be a Grandma but the Future Parents to be Are Not Cooperating
This Grandma writes often about our generation not being our parents’ generation. I speak of it about the way we think, the way we act,...
Sep 14, 20156 min read
Grandma Gift Guide for Parents to be
Time is the greatest gift. Time to sleep. Time to be able to leave the house for a simple errand or just to leave the house. Time for...
Dec 9, 20124 min read
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