Category Archives: Grandparents
Singing In the Rain, Part 2
Many years ago, my Grandma embellished these umbrellas. She was in a performing group. They did all sorts of musical shows, and she made all her costumes for their acts. When the group stopped doing performances, she gave me many … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Family, Grandparents, Homeschool, Music
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Nashville, a Basement Flood, and Rainy Day Play
Well. I haven’t written a real post in over a week. Sorry. I’ll spare you the details of why I haven’t written. Like the fact that I’ve spent several evenings this week cleaning up the mess left behind from water … Continue reading
Posted in Grandparents, Home, Miscellany, Travel
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A Wrestling Meet, a Birthday, Some Great-Grandparents, and Disney World
Warning: This post has a lot of photos in it. I can’t help it. We are on vacation, and in the past week we’ve watched a cousin compete (and win 5th place!) in his HS State Wrestling tournament, had a … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Cool Stuff, Family, Grandparents, Memories, Travel
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A Holiday Movie Tradition
Have I mentioned how much I love holiday traditions? Yes. Of course I have. I’m a holiday tradition junkie. One of my favorites is the tradition my Mom and I have of watching the movie “Heidi” every Christmas. I know … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Family, Grandparents, My Mom, Traditions
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When Grandma is a Children’s Librarian
We read a lot at our house. I mean a lot. I read many books to my girls every day. We talk about what we read. Sometimes we even do little activities related to what we’ve read. When we come … Continue reading
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Leaves
At home, we are well past the peak of fall color. Things are starting to look a bit brown. It’s getting cold and I can feel winter coming. But this week we’re visiting my parents. They live 10 hours south … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Fall, Family, Grandparents, Outdoors
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Their Touchstone
Most days, I juggle spending time playing with my girls with all sorts of other daily stuff-I-have-to-do, like folding laundry, cooking dinner, grocery shopping, showering, and so on. It’s just the nature of being a mom. I’d like to spend … Continue reading
Posted in Grandparents, Motherhood, Uncategorized
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Running On Empty
I’m staring at the screen tonight, not really sure how to write what I want to write. I guess I’m not entirely sure what it is I even want to say, so I’m just going free form here, and hopefully … Continue reading
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Memories in a Box
When I was a little girl I loved to go to my Grandma’s house. She had a jewelry box full of costume jewelry that she let me play with to my heart’s content. I would go back to her bedroom … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Grandparents, Memories, Travel
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