Tag: What's valuable?
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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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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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Grandma, Do you have a job?
Oh boy! Where did I start? Well, first I told the 8 year old granddaughter that my mission right now, my job, is taxi driver. I’m blessed to drive the 17 year old back & forth 4 x a day to 3 different schools for classes & Volleyball & the 19 year old to her…
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The value of 20 year old towels!
So, after many years I found myself in a competition with no one; trying to see how long our original master bath towel set would last! Call me crazy if you want. I understand. Anyway, before long 20 years had gone by. Now certainly I had bought and used other towels, but I wanted to…
Raising teens again! 