Tag: Parenting
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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 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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A true melting pot
It’s amazing to reflect on how many nationalities are represented in my birth family, my family, grandkids & great grandkids! My mom’s side is Norwegian & German & my dad’s side is Scottish & Irish. A British Customs agent once rolled his eyes at me when I stated this due to his question. He said-“Ma’am,…
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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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PURPOSE
It’s been a wild, busy, purposeful & rewarding 15 months with two older teens, and I wouldn’t trade those times for ANYTHING, but due to various factors, things slowed down the past 10 days, and I have mixed emotions about that! Yes, Volleyball season ended, so 4 months of driving dozens of miles ended, then…
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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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Water water everywhere!
I don’t think about water much, but after one of our hot water heaters started leaking last week I’ve had lots of “Interactions” with it! (Think about mopping up every few hours even after the restoration company extracted it from carpets, because there is a pinhole leak in a pipe and new heaters won’t be…
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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,…
Raising teens again! 