The Last Dog On Earth
I prefer reading young people’s novels, rather than adult ones. My reason – a great story and often very well written, but without the added sex and violence that an adult novel usually thinks it has to have. One that I recently enjoyed and think your teen or pre-teen grandchild might too, is called ‘The […]
Definition of a Warrior
I read a great definition of a warrior from ‘The Kids’ How To Do (Almost) Everything Guide. It contains some great values for our grandkids and I’m paraphrasing the points: Warriors believe in themselves. A warrior gets help when needed. A warrior doesn’t make excuses when he or she messes up. A warrior does the […]
Making Memories
Spending Time Together Spending time together – there is no better way to create memories. Although our visits with the family might be seldom, we need to grab the few opportunities we have and make them memorable. Memories don’t have to involve expense, just our time and attention to the people we love. We don’t […]
Using Twitter
Formerly Twitter, Now X By now, most people have heard about X, formerly known as Twitter. But what is it really? Twitter is an easy to use program that can provide immediate contact with others. No matter what time of day or night. people from all over the world are communicating via Twitter. Here you […]
Facebook – What I Don’t Like About It
Facebook is one of our family’s favorite sites, allowing us to stay connected no matter how far away we live. My children upload photos of the grandkids and update us on their lives. One quick post and our entire large family all know what’s going on. It’s a great way to keep in touch and […]
Activities To Share During the Summer
Ideas For Summer Activities Since summer is stretching ahead of us with it’s seemingly endless days, I’ve got some ideas for conquering boredom. Collecting Together Decide on something to collect together. Exchange information and materials you find and take pictures of your finds (even young kids can use digital cameras). Your collection could be rocks, […]