Tag 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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Sep 24 2012

Chicken Tacos For Our Grandchildren

Wow, Monday already! We (hubby and I) are making happy memories with our grandchildren this week. Yes, we have a houseful of energy. We have four of our five sweet grandchildren staying with us for a few days while their parents are out of town. Early mornings, homework and school schedules….Today’s recipe is one of …

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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 31 2011

Wordless Wednesday, Sweet Name

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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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Aug 24 2011

Wordless Wednesday, This little Piggie

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Aug 04 2011

School Shopping, Or Yes, this is a true story

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I went school shopping with our daughter and three of our grandchildren the other day. It was quite an experience. Every year we buy an outfit, a few supplies and new shoes for each of our grandchildren to help them get ready for a new school season. We usually buy a little something for the …

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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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Jun 22 2011

Wordless Wednesday Summer Fun

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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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Apr 12 2011

Random Questions Just For Fun

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A fun post today with some random questions and truthful answers. I  always enjoy this sort of thing. Mostly because I get excited to read your answers in the comments. Okay here we gooooooo 1. How do you spend your alone time? Actually I have a lot of alone time. I read, love to watch …

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Jan 26 2011

Wordless Wednesday Making Memories

Jan 17 2011

A Few Random Thoughts

Random thoughts bounced through my mind this morning as I sipped my hot cup of tea. Both good and bad they made their way in and hung out for a while.  I’m posting them today, feel free to add your responses and your own random thoughts. It’s Martin Luther King Day, we celebrate an amazing …

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Jan 20 2008

Because of the Crinkles

Looking in the mirror this morning I thought of one of my favorite moments.  I am re posting this blog I hope you don’t mind.  Over the Christmas holiday my  granddaughter  and I were looking through some old photos. She came across my graduation photo (circa 1978 see photo) and I told her a bit …

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