How to beat boredom
If you have children living with you, you are probably very familiar with this statement. I used it as a child, too, until I found some hobbies to keep me busy. Since we have had no school or daycare for… Continue Reading
Activities
Why are all the Barbie dolls naked?
“Why are all of your Barbie Dolls naked?” I asked my six-year old granddaughter the other day. “I was changing their clothes,” she answered matter-of-factly like I should just know the answer. “So where are their clothes?” I asked. She… Continue Reading
A Day With My Granddaughter—The New Puppy
We recently had an addition to our household. We added a new fur baby! Not surprisingly, our other fur baby was not very happy! She has taken to some “odd” behaviors since Max—the puppy—joined our family. Mittens’—the cat—newest behavior is… Continue Reading
A day With My Granddaughter: Part 4 of the Dells
The final leg of our boat trip: The Upper Dells In this, the final leg of our trip, I will be including a gallery of some photo highlights. I will also be pulling out a few of the best parts… Continue Reading
A Day With My Granddaughter: Part 3 of the Dells
A quick review of our trip so far. We had the very long car ride and then the very long ride to the festival where we saw a bunch of really neat things. But because of the heat and the… Continue Reading
A Day With My Granddaughter: The Trip to Wisconsin—Part Two
Our trip to Wisconsin was educational as well as fun! We saw a lot of things and were able to do many things. The main thing my granddaughter loved to do was swim around in the swimming pool at our… Continue Reading
A Day With My Granddaughter: The Trip to Wisconsin—Part One
My spouse and I don’t get much time off from work, so on those rare occasions when we do, we like to go away for a weekend. This past weekend we made a trip to the Wisconsin Dells, mostly to… Continue Reading
A Day with My Granddaughter—The First Week of School
Well, one week of school under our belts and she still loves school and wants to attend! I won’t lie and tell you that every day has been peaches and cream—far from it. But I will tell you that somehow… Continue Reading
Surviving the first day of school—a grandma’s story
Today was the first day of school for my granddaughter. Well, not the very first day ever, she had gone to headstart and preschool for the last two years. But those were only a couple of half-days a week and… Continue Reading
Best Animated Movies—For Grandparents and Their Grandchildren
We watch a lot of movies with our granddaughter. If you’re a parent or grandparent or babysitter or basically anyone who spends time with children, you will also know that you will probably watch their favorite ones over and over… Continue Reading