Roll with it: TP and me

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Roll with it: TP and me

My husband has been helping out with the household grocery shopping more often lately, which I'm thankful for because I hate, no, I detest grocery shopping. I'm not so thankful, though, for Jim's exclamations and complaints each time he asks what I need him to pick up at the store and I tell him, among other things, toilet paper. Every time.

"How can we go through so much <cuss> toilet paper?" he groans.

toilet paper

After more than 33 years together, my husband still doesn't fully grasp...

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2 things I learned while up on my roof

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I have lived in my house nearly eight years but had never been up on my roof.

Until the Fourth of July.

On July Fourth, Jim and I decided to sit on our roof to watch the many Fourth of July fireworks displays that take place to the east of us and to the west of us. Here's what I learned while up there:

ONE: I need to learn how to photograph fireworks.

These are the best fireworks shots—of more than 70—that I got:

fireworks 

Not so great. I'll be...

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I did it! Plus GRAND Social No. 162 link party for grandparents

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I did it!

Welcome back from the long weekend. I hope your Fourth of July holiday was stupendous!

If you read what I looked forward to in last Thursday's post, you understand why I'm so pleased that I did it. "It" being completing a bike ride over the weekend. And did it I did.

baby boomer bike ride 

Now I just need to...

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8 reasons grandparents should not resist a rest

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8 reasons grandparents should not resist a rest

Once you're old enough to be a grandparent, a good night's sleep is hard to come by. Chalk it up to hormones, hot flashes, medications, and more. Considering the causes can be exhausting in itself.

Despite our continual quest to quench our desire for downtime, we grandparents often flat-out refuse to rest our weary heads when we're with our grandchildren. Whether it's because we feel guilty or we simply want to "get stuff done," resisting a rest can be detrimental to our health and happiness. Detrimental to the health and happiness of our grandchildren, too—especially when they're in our care.

Here's why:

sleeping woman and dog 

NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP...

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Fourth of July fun: Jokes plus a breakfast goodie

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I've not added new Fourth of July content for this year, but my old standbys still stand up when it comes to Fourth of July fun.

First, some giggles for Independence Day and leading up to it (originally posted here):

fourth of july jokes

Why did the duck say bang?
Because he was...

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