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By Sue Gillespie (Grandma Sue) If you’re hearing voices when you walk into your home – you’re not imagining things. I’m talking about subconscious voices. (If they’re real and you are alone – you might have another issue.) Of course, your decorating style reflects your personality, but there’s something more subtle that reflects you and [...] Before I had children, I knew exactly how to raise kids. I watched carefully as a family with 6 children, ages 1 to 13 sat quietly through an entire church service. Even the baby! Now there! THAT is how MY kids are going to behave, I decided. After all, I would have control over [...] 4 year old Jacob was not a fan of vegetables. That is putting it lightly. ‘Just try one bite’. That was my rule. Just one bite…that’s all you have to take. So, at supper-time, night after night, Jacob sat. Grandma coaxed. Finally, Jacob would try one bite….of broccoli, beans, peas, carrots, cauliflower and even [...] Carolyn ran in the house, threw open the refrigerator and grabbed the gallon of milk. She was thirsty! Quickly she poured – what looked like – curdled milk into her glass. “Carolyn, wait!” her dad said. Too late! Carolyn had gulped down a big swallow. “Carolyn, I think that milk is spoiled. It looks chunky,” [...] I love finding an activity I can do with my grandchildren that doesn’t cost money and doesn’t require electronic entertainment devices! Here are a few of my favorites. Bug collection: Whenever my grandchildren and I are outside, we watch for dead insects. (I know….morbid.)Whether it’s grasshoppers, spiders, beetles or bees, we carry them home and [...] Sharing a glass of chocolate milk seemed harmless. Ruth (age 7) and Carolyn (age 6) handed the cup back and forth, being careful not to spill on their clean clothes. A teasing look twinkled in Carolyn’s eyes after she enjoyed her turn and she held onto the cup. She waited for Ruth’s reaction. “Carolyn, it’s [...] “STOP IT!” 4 year old Carolyn yelled from the back seat of the car. Carolyn was sitting in her car seat right behind me, so I looked into the rear view mirror and ask, “Carolyn, who are you yelling at?” She lifted her arms up, glared at her hands and said, “These!” I’m not sure [...] |
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