Tag: grandchildren
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From 1 to 39
Three years ago next month we found ourselves after 20 years with an empty nest, with our 16 year old granddaughter living with us, and 3 months later her 18 year old sister arrived, then in June of 2023 we were thrilled to welcome our newborn great granddaughter. Last summer we had a grown granddaughter…
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The evolution of my walks
My first special memory of walking was in 1960 when I was nine & my dad gave me a piggyback ride to his work! I really felt cherished. Other walking memories from childhood had to do with school, ( Walking a mile in blizzard conditions in Wisconsin.) friends, my grandparents farm along the railroad tracks…
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The olden days
Way back when, families of many generations lived together, benefiting from the wisdom of their elders, shared childcare, tasks distributed rather equally depending on the age & experience of the member, and many more aspects of communal living. Two years ago when our two teen granddaughters moved in, we discovered the many perks & blessings associated…
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Elderly Schmelderly
Yes, I know that’s not a word, but it fits perfectly here. ☺️ You see, last week hubby went to a wonderful doctor, and when he came home & handed me the discharge pages I almost choked/laughed, fainted and called the clinic! Why? Because TWICE in those 2 pages, this guy had written “ELDERLY wife”…
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Three generations in the house. ❤️
There’s a new little 5# baby in our home, but really there are 5 generations in her line! My mom is 94, I’m 72, our youngest son is 39, ( Can you say first time Grandpa Doug?) the new mom is 20 and baby Aria is 6 days old. Aria is # 55 of my…
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Teens, 20s & 30 somethings
I’ve been VERY busy the past few weeks, but it’s mostly fulfilling! We, along with excellent party planner daughter visiting from Cal hosted a baby shower for the 20 year old. It’s getting exciting! July will be a very busy month. She’s due July 8 but I thought it would be awesome to have a…
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Go go go stop!
Ok. Since August of 2022 my mission was to get the two older teens to 3 different schools, 5 different jobs, dozens of High school volleyball practices, games and events, special errands, numerous friends and a few miscellaneous things. I was more than happy to do it, in between enjoying my other activity, 2 other…
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Food, food & more food.
Soo, as I have mentioned, our two resident teen granddaughters love to be in the kitchen cooking up innovative dishes. But now they both work two part time jobs involving, you guessed it, food! One has the coffee hut gig, which has many food options, then at night she is a server at a brand…
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Oops, the turkey thawed!
Living in Alaska means that every November I put the frozen Thanksgiving turkey on the deck, because, as you can guess, it’s COLD out there! BUT, this year, after 2 weeks, I realized that it had been thawing for 3-4 days because we had a “Heat wave” of 34-37 degrees F.. Sooo, Monday I put…
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Dejavu all over again! 😀
Ten years ago I took the now 17 & 19 year old granddaughters to Carl’s Jr. playland once a week when I watched them 3-5 days a week. They loved it. Back then I only had a flip phone so I visited with moms & dads & grandparents, read a book or wrote things. Now…
Raising teens again! 