Tag: grandkids
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Live in chefs!
Oh my. In my 50 years of being an adult, I’ve never had 2 awesome chefs in residence but that’s what happens when you are blessed to have sweet granddaughters living with you! I have loved cooking and baking and all things related to being a homemaker, and have cooked every cuisine you can imagine,…
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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…
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Grandma Geri, Graham cracker, Grams or Grandma. ☺️👵
When I first became a step grandma I was only 32 and our last child was born 6 months later, so I preferred to be called Grandma Geri! I just didn’t feel old. 😅 As time went on, finally after many years, some grandkids started calling me Graham cracker or Grams and I loved that!…
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Empty nest suddenly not empty. :)
If you would have told me 20 years ago that after having our empty nest for 20 years we would be having two teen granddaughters living with us I may have said “Let’s move to Costa Rica or anywhere!” But, let me tell you, it’s a tremendous blessing, or at least it is 98 %…
Raising teens again! 