14 reasons to smile about being a long-distance grandma

14 reasons to smile about being a long-distance grandma

Being a long-distance grandma can be hard on a grandmother's heart at times. There are, however, several perks to having plenty of miles between Grandma and her sweeties. Here are 14 of them.

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Dates with friends or Grandpa...

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Grandma kicks the can: Old-time games to teach grandchildren

Grandma kicks the can: Old-time games to teach grandchildren

Remember the long summer days spent outdoors as a child? Riding bikes, exploring the neighborhood, bonding with buddies and doing a whole bunch of nothing — which meant everything at the time? And playing games… Oh, the games!

kids playing outside statue

Today’s kids — meaning our grandkids — likely have...

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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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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.

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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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