Then and now: Cowboy cutie
/2011 —
Cowboy Bubby, for my review of a Woody from Toy Story costume:
2015 —
Cowboy Bubby, for "Wild" dress-up day during...
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Grandma's magnifying glass lesson
/My two oldest grandsons, Bubby and Mac, love Scooby Doo and the idea of solving mysteries. So when I visited them in January, I brought along an old magnifying glass we had lying around.
The boys got a kick out of taking a closer look at bugs and rocks—as they previously had with a toy magnifying glass I once brought—and pretending they were on the path to discovering clues that might solve a case of an imaginary Scooby Doo and the gang sort.
When I packed my grandma bag for this current visit, I figured I'd...
Grandma's growing weeds
/“The strongest and most mysterious weeds often have things to teach us.”
―F.T. McKinstry, Ascarion
My grandsons are growing like weeds! Or so it seems from the photos Megan recently shared.
Their growth and maturity astonishes me. Where, oh, where did these fine young men come from and where did my babies go?
To wit:
Even Jak—though...
Stories that complete me
/I firmly believe that I didn't need anyone but me
I sincerely thought I was so complete
Look how wrong you can be.—Rod Stewart, "Every Picture Tells A Story"
Every picture indeed tells a story. These are some of the stories sent to me from Megan—my daughter and mom to my grandsons—over the past couple weeks.
These stories fill...
Last resort for a long-distance grandma
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I can usually go about two months without seeing my grandsons before the loneliness takes hold.
I didn't make it two months this time.
I last saw my grandsons...
