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Shut Up, Hello Kitty
So I had the oil changed on my car this morning. I usually wait until that little dashboard light sets to nagging me – 15% oil life left…10%…5%. It was in negative numbers before I got to it this time. … Continue reading
Posted in Etc. Etc. Etc.
Tagged auto, car, grandchildren, grandkids, grandma, Hello Kitty, humor, oil change, phone
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Pages from Grandma’s Diaries: Maria, part 2
Sept. 8, 2006 Maria started first grade on Tuesday. It was her first time riding the school bus, which should have been largely uneventful, except that she fell asleep on the way home, and instead of being the first one … Continue reading
Pages from Grandma’s Diaries: Maria, part 1
This is my very first grandchild, Maria. Isn’t she beautiful? She’s ten now. Everything I needed to know about being a grandma, I pretty much learned from her. Not in any big “Aha!” moment, but in a lot of little … Continue reading
Shades of Christmas Programs Past
Dec. 20, 2006 If I hadn’t had to work yesterday, I wouldn’t have been exhausted at my granddaughter’s Christmas program, even if it did go on and on…and on. Because why settle for one rendition of “Jingle Bells” when there … Continue reading
Posted in Because Holidays Happen
Tagged boomer, boomers, Christmas, funny, grandchildren, grandkids, grandma, humor, program, school
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Where’s El Nino When You Need Him?
It’s snowing and blowing again. The weatherfolks say this storm could be as bad or worse than the Halloween snowstorm of 1991, which has become our yardstick for all storms thereafter. No worries about a white Christmas, just whether there’s … Continue reading
Posted in Grand Central
Tagged dance recital, funny, grandchildren, grandkids, grandma, humor, snow storm, weather
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Inflation and the Price of Popcorn
My grandson Christian, who is six, came over to spend the night last Saturday. I like to have the grandkids over individually now and then in order to study them more closely. So far I’ve learned that I have next … Continue reading
Posted in Christian
Tagged boomers, Chuck E Cheese, Despicable Me, funny, grandchildren, grandma, humor, movies, Target, toys
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Try the Punch, Judy
My granddaughter Cosette celebrated her third birthday last month with a party in their backyard attended by eight kids, two infants and twelve adults. You need extra adults. Like everything else, Cosette has her own ideas about birthdays. She likes … Continue reading
Welcome to Judyland
I’m thinking I’d better introduce you to the grandkids, so you’ll have a better understanding of what I’m facing. I love them, of course, and I think they love me. You would love me too if I bought you things … Continue reading
The Grapefruit Story
Grandchild behavior can be interesting to say the least and sometimes makes me wonder what awaits them if they continue down this path. A few years ago, for example, when the family was over one day, I didn’t think much … Continue reading