Baby Robert

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Baby Robert

Welcome! I hope your Thanksgiving was memorable … and blessed.

As I mentioned last week, I had a new grandbaby on the way. Well, he …

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Boy grandma!

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Boy grandma!

Boy grandma!

So, with everything that’s been going on lately (including my sister unexpectedly passing away), I just realized yesterday that I had not shared here the gender of Brianna’s baby.

Well …

Plus GRAND Social No. 401 link party for grandparents…

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Celebrate Lollipop Day!

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Celebrate Lollipop Day!

Celebrate Lollipop Day!

Did you know today, July 20, is officially Lollipop Day? It most certainly is, and you can click right here to read all about how Lollipop Day came to be.

Considering the continually cruddy state of affairs we’re dealing with day in and day out, let’s celebrate what we can. Today that’s Lollipop Day!

Click the photo below for a post from the Grandma’s Briefs archives …

Plus GRAND Social No. 399 link party for grandparents …

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July Fourth during Covid

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July Fourth during Covid

I hope everyone managed to eek out at least a little fun over the holiday weekend, despite Covid restrictions continuing to muck things up.

Jim and I spent the Fourth of July with this little firecracker…

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Puttering and pondering

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Puttering and pondering

Puttering and pondering

As stay-at-home orders continue, I find myself doing more puttering and pondering than ever before. I know many motivated grandmothers and others are using this time to craft and create in new ways but I’m definitely not one of them. I’ve found I’m not even crafting and creating in the old ways I did in pre-coronavirus days.

Nope, I putter and ponder … and watch out my window as …

Plus GRAND Social No. 387 link party for grandparents …

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Keep pushin' on

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Keep pushin' on

Keep pushing on

Well, I’m about done with this whole virus thing. The social distancing, the masks, the not seeing my loved ones in person, the sheer sadness of the lives lost and overburdened healthcare workers trying to limit the loss.

Yep, I’m done.

I bet you are too.

Unfortunately there’s not a darn thing we can do about it … except plod onward. Things will get better. We just gotta keep pushin’ on.…

Plus … GRAND Social No. 385 link party for grandparents …

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PAW Patrol!

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PAW Patrol!

PAW Patrol

Benjamin has something to share with you: his love for a DVD I recently received free for review.

Head to my Back Room — where I post all my reviews — to see Benjamin’s sheer delight upon screening Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups Super Paws. (I simply adore that kid’s smile.)

GRAND Social No. 381 link party for grandparents

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Little things ...

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Little things ...

Little things

There’s a quote from singer Paula Cole that goes like this:

“I think it's important to find the little things in everyday life that make you happy.”

Considering this photo of Benjamin that Brianna …

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