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Archive for the ‘2012’ Category
The Mothers’ Day
Isn't it funny how that works? And it's one of the things that kids have the biggest problem with. They start out with This Person Who Takes Care of Me is Mom. That means Mom of the World to toddlers. Then the subject of Mom's Mom gets introduced and the confusion begins. My Mom has a Mom? But[...]
May 8th, 2012 - 9:50 AM § in 2012, Walks-Being Outside
You Have to Hold Your Mouth Just Right
For some reason, most of the people in my family end up holding their mouth right to do a lot of things. And I discovered the other day that the tradition continues...my daughter Kelly has passed the gene along.[...]
Not a Yippee! Celebration
But for whatever reasons that go through an eight-year-old's mind on any specific Monday afternoon, today Mikayla would have preferred to walk home from the bus with her BF Sophia and spend the afternoon playing with her. Gramma was NOT on the agenda. And I got the temper-tantrum to prove it.[...]
May 1st, 2012 - 4:17 PM § in 2012, Walks-Being Outside
Spring Flowers
Kelly said, "She was absolutely thrilled with her new outfit. She babbled the whole way home '...and look mom! It's a necklace dress!' "[...]
Repeat After Me: Birthday Parties Are Fun!
I finally figured that's the only way to let you experience the day is just throw the pictures out there and let you wade through the chaos because that's pretty much how it was here. Good luck, try not to have a seizure with the jumping from activity to activity, and let me know if you want an in[...]
April 10th, 2012 - 10:33 PM § in 2012, Silly Stuff
Skype Gone Mad
Sometimes, when a gramma Skypes with her grandchildren, things take a turn for the bizarre...[...]
Fly Like An Eagle
At what age should your grandchildren start skydiving? Well, for my oldest granddarling, Mikayla, the magic number was 8.[...]
Right On Target
April 1, 2012 I was a lucky gramma on Friday and scored my oldest granddarling, Mikayla for the night. She was on loan to me as a work-for-hire slave to help her earn money to right a wrong she did. More on that in a later post but I will say that my windows, [...][...]
March 24th, 2012 - 3:18 PM § in 2012, Walks-Being Outside
Ain’t It a Glorious Day?
And yesterday was one of those Glorious Days in North Carolina. It was barefoot weather again so we went to the park to stock up on some sunshine and fresh air. Woot![...]
63 in 17 Minutes…
March 22, 2012 63 in 17 Minutes… …that’s how many digital images Mikayla took while we were scouting for flowers for a flower pot to go on my sidewalk today. (I took these with my phone while she had my camera) I DO love digital cameras! It’s a lot of fun[...]
Bits and Bites
March 9, 2012 (To view all of the images associated with this post, please click on the post title.) For a gramma, it’s the little things. No, I don’t mean the Little Ones, although that’s very true…it’s WAY about the Little Ones! What I meant was it’s [...]
Fort “Bratz Fashionista”
At the end of the process, they were pretty proud of what they'd accomplished. They played in it for the rest of the evening (which I will admit was only about 30 minutes) and they actually cooperated with each other most of the time except for issues Leilah had with "her" crayons. [...]
Happy Second-Eighth Birthday, Mikayla!
Three out of four years we tease her that she doesn't REALLY have a birthday this year so we don't have to get her any presents. She already rolls her eyes at us.[...]
February 26th, 2012 - 8:26 AM § in 2012, Walks-Being Outside
Let the Barefooting Begin!
Take my yard (please!). I look out here and all I see is a yard BADLY in need of mowing. But the girls see a meadow of flowers to run through...[...]
Help Hilary, Help!
I made the mistake of calling them snacks but Mikayla quickly corrected me...I guess you have "snack" for casual stuff and "refreshments" for important performances.[...]
February 20th, 2012 - 12:24 PM § in 2012, Life in General
Where Is Thumbkin?
We got through Thumbkin and Pointer and I stop short. Am I really going to shoot my grand daughter the bird? Hmm... [...]
Yes, This Post is About Love
Sure, there were—and continue to be—days when one drives me more batty than another, but that has nothing to do with love.[...]
February 10th, 2012 - 12:35 PM § in 2012, Birth Events
Kelly’s Nose
I heard the heartbeat...154 bpm. Wow! [...]
February 9th, 2012 - 10:17 PM § in 2012, Life in General
Get Ready for a Roller Coaster Ride
And here's some even more terrifying news...I'm going to try to catch you up on two years of gramma'ing! So hold on to your hats! [...]