How Old Is A Grandpa?

Grace: So, Grandma was Grandpa really a soldier?    Grandma: Yes, he was a Captain in the Army. Grace:     Did he actually have to fight in a war? Grandma:   Yes, Grace, he actually had to go to war a long time ago Grace:     Grandpa, that is sooo cool.  Did you get to fight with George Washington?

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My Little Words of Wisdom

*    Communication = more listen less talk. *    I like quitting caffeine so much I go back on it just so I can go off again. *    Don’t play Facebook during 24. *    Judge not.   (Oh, someone else already said that.) *    Time flies whether you have fun or not.  So enjoy it. *    Jesus [...]

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Grandkids take the Hum out of Drum

Twice a day I walk my little Lady up or down the road in front of our house so she can do her business.   We do about a two block circle.    Usually, I chat with little doggy and point out nice clumps of grass or a good spot on the road (she only does her [...]

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What’s With These Holes in Our Heads …

Not to steal her thunder, because I KNOW my daughter will have to blog about the peanut her 2 year old shoved into his nose today.   What really caught my attention and gave me a good laugh is one of her friend’s who responded to her blurb about it on Facebook.   Her child shoved beans [...]

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Thirty-Six Days ’til Christmas!

I wish I would have started sooner … I didn’t think about it until I was at my daughter’s in Auburn, Washington … towards the END of our trip!   She mentioned she wanted to make some “Things” for her family for Christmas so I helped her.   Then I started thinking of others in the family [...]

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I remember When …

When you are a grandmother with seventeen grandchildren from the age of eighteen on down to one year old, you have constant reminders of the years that are behind you.    Anna started Kindergarten this past week.  Just look at that happy, beautiful little face.   She is so excited, so proud of herself for being five [...]

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kai’s new trick

  “Fresca if I could get out of this daggone playpen we’d have some fun.”         “If I could just get some momentum going here …”         “Okay, almost … maybe if I swing those legs up as high as I can …”       “And I’m outta [...]

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one lazy afternoon …

  Well you could      play games ….       Catch some big      ZZZZZ’s …       Or even some little      zzzzzz’s …       Take your turn    on watch …        …. OR ….    Read a scary     book …     (I don’t recommend this [...]

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four kids share one donut

“Okay, kids, we have ONE donut in this box and it’s up to you to decide how we’re going to divide it between four hungry kids. No one believed us.   “You wouldn’t buy just one donut, Grandma,” Luke said with assurance, “I don’t believe you!” “Do you believe me, Anna?” I asked?   “What about you, [...]

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cAPE Disappointment State Park

  Sugar & Spice and        Everything nice ….   Snips and Snails          and puppy dog tails ..       Getting the family together in a beautiful campsite … ahhhh … what more could you ask?   Cape Disappointment State Park is definitely not a disappointment  …  unless you were part of the [...]

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