PawDad and his posse
/My husband, aka PawDad to our grandsons, was able to spend a few days in the desert with the boys and me during my current babysitting stint.
As you can see, it was hard to say who...
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An award for Mac, plus GRAND Social No. 156 link party for grandparents
/An award for Mac
As long-distance grandparents, Jim and I rarely get to see our grandsons' games, school performances, or award ceremonies. Which is why we were especially pleased to be a guest of Mac's at his end-of-season pizza party for his T-ball team on Saturday where Mac (like all the mini players) received an award for his season-long efforts.
We never had the chance to see Mac play a game, but...
When grandchildren move away: 10 things to send with them
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Sometimes, regardless of how much we wish things could be different, grandchildren and their parents move away from Grandma and Grandpa. Perhaps there's a better financial situation for Mom or Dad farther away, or maybe it's a marital split that results in beloved grandbabies being relocated farther from grandparents than ever before.
I have always been a long-distance grandma—my grandsons have never lived near me. So I can only imagine how heartbreaking it must be to learn grandchildren who lived nearby will soon live miles and miles away. Such a transition is surely hurtful not only for the grandparents, but for the grandchildren, too.
As a longtime long-distance grandma, though, I do know there...
After my grandchildren leave
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My three grandsons and daughter surprised me with a visit, filling my nest with the magical mayhem that accompanies young boys.
For seven soul-satisfying days, love and laughter — along with loud toys and joyful noise — mark the days in spectacular, unforgettable ways.
Then, in what seems a blink of the eye, the...
6 topics on which I could speak with ease... even if drunk
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I belong to several online writing groups. As a freelance writer, the gathering spots of like-minded wordsmiths are where I most often find support, advice, inspiration.
One tidbit I recently gleaned from such a group was instruction on how to determine the topics that one might determine — and promote to publishers — as his or her areas of expertise. The simple solution offered was to consider...
