Remembering Memorial Day
/No GRAND Social today, in recognition of Memorial Day. Just this — from https://m.facebook.com/GuardiaMike/ — which I thought was perfect.
Best wishes for a safe, special Memorial Day with your friends and family!
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Introducing Grilled Grandma Aletha
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“ ... anything that happens to your grandchild also happens to your child, so adversity can be doubly painful, but happiness doubles too.”
~ Grandma Aletha
Time to grill up another grandma!
A Grilled Grandma is a grandmother on whom I've shone the spotlight, grilling her with some grandma-related questions and she's graciously responded with answers and photos.
Please click on over and give a warm welcome to Grilled Grandma Aletha.
A new home!
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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.
Read MoreDoing it!
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Doing it!
Jim and I are doing it. Finally. We have finally accepted the fact the home we love and have lived in for nearly 12 years is too big for us, has too many stairs, too large of a yard, too much space for two. Especially two with trouble walking about.
Which means we are doing it: We are moving to a smaller place… somewhere (TBD) in the same city. Yes, we are downsizing. Though I prefer to think of it as my most recent Silver Sneakers newsletter called it, rightsizing. Our current home is 3,600 square feet. The homes we’re considering…
Read MoreBe yourself!
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Be yourself!
This week’s extra special message, best expressed by James.
Plus…
GRAND Social No. 347 link party for grandparents
IMPORTANT NOTE: InLinkz, the app I use for link parties, has changed their format, unbeknownst to me until I created this post/party. It seems folks who add links now must sign up with InLinkz when adding links to a link party (simple enough using your email address or your Facebook profile—and InLinkz cannot post on your Facebook page). If you have trouble linking to the GRAND Social, please let me know and I’ll do my best to help you out.
Read MoreGrand wonder
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Grand wonder
A trifecta of grand: grand view, grand sons, and a grand quote.
Plus…
GRAND Social No. 346 link party for grandparents
Hooray for the GRAND Social! Thank you for participating!
Read MoreSpringtime treat: Bird Nest No-Bake Cookies
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Several years ago, I shared here how to make Bird Nest Cookies. Considering spring has finally arrived, I figured it’s high time to share the scrumptious springtime treat once more.
Hence, this kinda, sorta rerun of Springtime fun: Bird Nest Cookies, which published April 30, 2013, back when Brayden and Camden were itsy bitsy boys—my only grandboys at that point—who loved to bake (or create no-bake) goodies with Gramma.
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