“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
Now that my granddaughter is in school full-time, I don’t get to spend as much time with her. She misses our time together, too. She loves having days off when we can stay at home. She calls them our “stay… Continue Reading
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
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
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
My granddaughter is a huge fan of YouTube toy review videos. She giggles when she watches them. It is so cute that it makes me giggle. She likes them so much, I suggested that we make her own toy video… Continue Reading
If you are like my spouse and me, you are living on a relatively limited or tight budget. We don’t have much money for extra things and do a lot of thrift shopping and looking for deals online. When our… Continue Reading
I can honestly say that each day with my granddaughter is a new adventure. Our latest one is getting ready for school. She starts kindergarten this year—all day, every day. She tells me that she is “nervous about it.” I… Continue Reading
One of the many “benefits” of being a grandparent raising a grandchild is you get to experience all of their developmental leaps, bounds and blunders. Last night, my granddaughter decided she wanted her hair shorter, but she neglected to mention… Continue Reading
Last night we took our granddaughter to McDonald’s as a way of giving her a reward for being such a good girl all day! It was also a reward for my spouse and I because then we didn’t have to… Continue Reading