FaceTime and GRAND Social link party No. 109

FaceTime

Does this ever get old? Do long-distance grandparents ever get tired of connecting with grandkids on FaceTime? Or Skype? Or Google+ hangouts or any other high-tech ways we have of staying in touch?

FaceTime with grandchildren

I think not. Not even when...

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In celebration of Father's Day: Storybook dads

My son-in-law is a pretty darn good dad. Not only does Preston squash scorpions, regularly take my grandsons to baseball games and ride the scary rides with Bubby at theme parks, he also reads to Bubby and Mac. As in, bedtime storybook readings.

dad reading to sons

Being the book-loving, storybook-reading grandma that...

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Grandsons: Perfect three in perfect three

My middle daughter, Megan, has always been a bit of a perfectionist, especially when it comes to the things that matter most to her.

newborn grandson

As a student — from the first day of kindergarten through college graduation — Megan gave 110 percent, perfecting each and every assignment. (Even if that meant...

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