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Grandma's Briefs is for grandmothers and others. Bits on the good, bad, humorous and heartwarming of being a baby boomer, grandparent, parent to adult children, wife and writer. Features include lifestyle articles, reviews, recipes, grandma profiles, and more.

May 11, 2022

Good things and growing boys

May 11, 2022/ Lisa Carpenter

Good things have been going on for me, I must say. The top good thing of late has been my recent trip to see my desert-dwelling grandsons.

March 25, 2022

Fruity rainbows

March 25, 2022/ Lisa Carpenter

April showers bring may flowers but they bring something else too: rainbows. At least some of the time.

With that in mind, rainbow-themed fun can be had with just a few simple supplies, as Benjamin demonstrates here.

November 12, 2021

My new book: 100 Things I Love About Grandma

November 12, 2021/ Lisa Carpenter

I've been working hard these past few months on another book, and I'm excited to finally be able to share details with you!

Let me present to you …

February 03, 2020

Goodnight, sweet boy

February 03, 2020/ Lisa Carpenter

Goodnight sweet boy

Thank you to everyone who left kind and caring comments regarding my dog Mickey on last week’s GRAND Social post as well as on social media. Unfortunately pancreatitis proved to be too much for my 15-year-old baby. Mickey passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020.

May 13, 2019

A new home!

May 13, 2019/ Lisa Carpenter

A new home!

I don’t want to say too much, for fear of jinxing things, but we found a new home!

A home that’s half the size of the one we currently live in. Which is perfect.

PLUS… the GRAND Social link party for grandparents.

July 16, 2018

Global Hug Your (grand)Kids Day!

July 16, 2018/ Lisa Carpenter

Global Hug Your (grand)Kids Day!

Today is the third Monday of July which means, of course, that it's Global Hug Your Kids Day!

May 03, 2018

Throwback Thursday: Kids and games—18 fun ways to choose who goes first

May 03, 2018/ Lisa Carpenter

This #TBT piece originally published May 13, 2014 on Grandma's Briefs and seemed fitting for replay in anticipation of the summer fun to come. Thank you for reading!

When playing games with kids — or directing getting the ball rolling — choosing who gets to go first can sometimes take longer than the actual gameplay.

That no longer need be the case thanks to the following fun methods I've gathered for grandmothers and others.

January 29, 2018

Superhero Cam... again!

January 29, 2018/ Lisa Carpenter

One evening earlier this month, during that atrocious period of sub-freezing temperatures, Jim texted Megan to ask how she and the family were doing with the chilly weather that had assaulted even their location in the desert.

Her response was a photo of Brayden, Declan, and Preston warding off the cold in the backyard hot tub.

"I'm sitting in front of the fireplace," she added. (Yes, they do have fireplaces in the desert... fireplaces that apparently do get used!)

"Where's Cam?" Jim asked.

Grandma's Briefs

Grandma's Briefs is for grandmothers and others. Bits on life's second act and the empty nest: the good, bad, humorous and heartwarming of being a baby boomer, grandparent, parent to adult children, wife and writer. Features include lifestyle articles, movie reviews, recipes, product reviews, auto test drives, grandma profiles, and more.