Yeah, I know. We both thought I’d disappeared from the blogosphere. At least, I sure thought I was done. But we all know I can’t really stop talking…especially about my granddarlings. It’s been more than a year since my last post (god, I sound like a Catholic in confession!) an[...]
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Quick as a Wink
Two quick pieces of news on my two granddaughters. Seems Mikayla lost her second tooth last week when she was with dad. Not sure how she’ll eat an apple right now, but the options for straw usage are awesome! Looks like my second granddaughter, Leilah Nicole, is eminent. Kelly was st[...]
December 22nd, 2009 - 10:07 PM § in Life in General, Mikayla
Christmas Cookies: The Next Generation
Every year for many, many years I have made Christmas cookies and we’ve decorated them. This is a tradition that I’ve carried over from my childhood. My mom used to make sugar cookies most Christmas and we’d garnish each one with five pounds of colored icing and five pounds [...]
November 15th, 2009 - 6:46 AM § in Life in General, Mikayla
She Just Needs a Hug
My granddaughter, Mikayla, was out of school last week and I kept her for the day. She’s five now and finally getting to the stage I’ve been waiting for…she’s fairly autonomous, has a sense of humor, and can be reasoned with on a fairly regular basis. This visit wasn’[...]
October 27th, 2009 - 10:55 PM § in Life in General, Mikayla
This is the best day!
I had a meeting tonight up at the high school. No, I don’t have kids still in high school and, though Mikayla is the smartest child on the planet (remember, this is her gramma speaking), she hasn’t advanced as fast through her school grades as she did through swimming (and that’s[...]