Category Archive: grandchildren

Dec 21 2012

Joy Of Giving

I love to give gifts. My monthly giveaways at Katherine Corner always brings me joy. Thank you to all who participated and helped to promote the Happy Holidays giveaway. It was my most popular giveaway to date! Using the rafflecopter selection system the winner has been selected.  Please join me in congratulating Christina from the blog Spilled Milkshake. Congratulations Christina your gifts will …

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Oct 17 2012

Our Granddaughter, Stop Bullying Words Do Hurt

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It’s Wordy, Wordless Wednesday….Today’s photos are more serious than usual and are not my photography.They are the work of the talented photographer Lisa Tucker. Those of you who visit regularly know that I have written about my experience with bullying and our granddaughters experience with bullying ( although I kept her experiences private). Lisa Tucker of Lisa …

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Sep 28 2012

Making Happy Memories

We have had our beautiful grandchildren ( four of the five) staying with us for a few days while their parents have been out of town.I love being a Grandma! The toughest part is getting them all ready for school in the morning (except the youngest he gets to sleep in). Our oldest ( she’s 13) was …

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Aug 28 2012

Kindergarten Tears

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Time for Tid Bit Tuesday I notice that back to school is the theme throughout the great blogsphere these days. Our grandchildren are all getting ready to go back to school too. All but one ( Jonah is still to young).  I don’t recall my first day of kindergarten. I do remember a lot about …

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Aug 08 2012

Wordless Wednesday Carrots

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 four of our five grandchildren Thursday Favorite Things Blog hop tomorrow, see you there! linking to- Naptime Momtog Wordless Wednesday and Create With Joy  

Apr 13 2012

Colored Eggs

Admit it… you knew it was coming, right?  I would lose serious Grandma points if I didn’t. I must blog about our wonderful Easter celebration, I must! I hope your holiday was as sweet as ours. I was thankful the weather held out because the weather here in Utah has been Crazy! We hid 70 …

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Apr 04 2012

Wordless Wednesday A Boy and His Car

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 ( our youngest grandson, we have five grandchildren) I hope to see you at tomorrow’s Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop Linky Party.     linking to-

Feb 10 2012

What Happens At Grandmas

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                      Last weekend three out of our five grandchildren stayed with us for a sleepover. Although my picture taking was limited I did manage to grab a few photos in between making happy memories. While the girls were upstairs Noah spent some time with his …

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Dec 27 2011

Christmas Memories

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Can you believe it has come and gone? Christmas….. it’s over…..all over, until next year.  imagine my sad face here, giggle.I hope you all had a wonderful time making happy memories. We had a lovely celebration, but it was all on Christmas eve. Our daughter,son in law and all of our beautiful grandchildren( all five) …

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Nov 09 2011

Wordless Wednesday Grandmas Treats

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click to enlarge Thursday Favorite Things hop is tomorrow! Two days left to enter the giveaway!       linking to    

Aug 25 2011

Some Assembly Required

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We recently celebrated our oldest granddaughters birthday we went to our daughters house for a quiet celebration. She had a party the previous night with her friends. Here’s a photo of Savannah from a few months ago. She’s 12 now. I can’t believe we have a granddaughter who is 12…   She’s into lady gaga, pink nail …

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Jul 21 2011

Backyard Camping

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Those of you who read my blog regularly know we spent last weekend making memories with our  beautiful grandchildren. We brought the camping experience to our backyard! We thought we’d put the tent up by ourselves. We had a little trouble getting set up ( Grandpa came and saved us).           …

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Jul 19 2011

I Believe

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I awoke this morning with a song in my head, do you ever do that? I immediately started humming the Whitney Houston song  Greatest Love of all. In particular the verse- I believe that children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way- I think I’m having a psycho analytical moment …

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Jun 22 2011

Wordless Wednesday Summer Fun

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Apr 28 2011

Joyful Places Every Day

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Every day I visit fantastic blogs here on the world wide web. Every day I see beautiful images and read inspiring words. Every day I share in bloggers joys and sorrows . Every day I see creativity at its best. Every day I say I am thankful there are more joyful blogs than sorrow filled …

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Apr 26 2011

Sweet Easter Memories 2011

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One of the best things about being a Grandmother of five beautiful  grandchildren is the freedom to indulge. Treats, hugs, smooches, giggle, and lots of fun.  Because at Grandma’s house we break the rules.  Candy is often eaten before dinner, bath time is more about bubbles and swimming than getting clean, staying up past bedtime …

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