With the New Year, in January, every article seems to be about losing weight.  To keep the articles interesting through February, the...

When our granddaughter was born, the first gift I purchased was the smallest pair of diamond earrings I could find.  Only real diamonds...

In our family, we took our children to New York City every year for theatre.  Now we take our grandchildren to New York City for...

Tonight, I heard about a very unhappy Grandpa.  He visited his son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren, ages two and four last year...

When my grandchild says, “I can’t pick up the toys,” that is so easy for Grandma.  First, I show the difference between “I can’t” and “I...

Amy Dickinson writes the “Ask Amy,” column nationally, reprinted in the Sun Sentinel newspaper in Florida.  In her January 22, 2013...

One of my daughter’s friends has four sons.  For her birthday, her husband got her the most beautiful necklace that had four discs with...

My daughter, a lawyer and a mother, forwarded me an article by Devon Corneal, a lawyer and a mother, from the Huffington Post, on January...

Baking with grandchildren is a great activity.  The recipe should be a simple one with not too many ingredients.  The recipe is just the...

Every year at Valentine’s Day, we are bombarded with advertisements for chocolate and flowers.  Everyone gets lots of chocolate and...

My Mother had a saying which translates into, “keep your own troubles.”  Every time I would complain about problems in my life, that is...

A young friend whose youngest is a freshman in college shared her current nightmare.  Her daughter has a promiscuous roommate and has...

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...

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:...

It is now nearly four weeks since the Newtown massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School and you would think the brutal news would not be...

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...

My grandchildren love California Pizza Kitchen.   Whenever we visit, they always ask to go to California Pizza Kitchen as a special...

A Surprising Wonderful Multigenerational Vacation Place with Grandchildren As Floridian grandparents, Disney World is a great place for a...

I just got off the telephone with Jet Blue, again paying a change fee to change our February flights to see our youngest grandchildren....