Old Mother Ivy By Sherrill Pool Elizondo In 1974, when I was a very young mother with just one child, my husband and I moved from Austin to Houston shortly after

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Events are the life blood of a society. They are occasions that gather people together united in a common theme, cause or celebration. Events bring people together to pay tribute

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By Maria King, Grandmother Extraordinaire, flower lover & Founder/President of Event Crazy.com Well I know that you are all very happy to hear this but it is FINALLY spring this

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By Alice Muschany | Oh, the joy (and challenge) when our little Einstein learned to dial 1-800-GRANDMA  | [hr style=”single”] When our three-year-old grandson began calling our house, my husband

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How I Taught My Grandkids the Fine Art of Gift-Giving  |  By Polly Tafrate   For years, Christmas morning was always the same: my grandchildren’s frenzied opening of their presents,

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By Diana J. Ewing   In Grandparentland, the streets are paved with unconditional love and grandchildren always have the right of way. It’s as though Grandparentland is filled with kid-friendly

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A Poem for My New Grandson By Debra Karplus Welcome to the world, little boy. You’ve brought our family so much love and joy. Sleep peacefully, baby, your world is

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PTC Joins Call for Oxygen to Cease Development of All My Babies’ Mamas By:  Tim Winter, President of Parents Television Council Every time we think that the television industry couldn’t

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(Editor’s Note:  Here is a great story with cool photos for you to share with your grandkids. This one submitted by Ya Ya, Susan Morris. Enjoy!) Some fishing stories are

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By: Charlie Palmer    After 20 years of marriage, a couple was lying in bed one evening, when the missus felt her husband begin to fondle her in ways he

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There you are one day, innocently applying mascara at your lighted magnifying mirror, when it finally—inevitably—hits home: that woman looking back at you has logged a lot of decades. Yep,

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I saw him leave his parents’ side, a mischievous smile playing about his lips. Glancing back over his shoulder to see if his absence had been discovered, he quickly disappeared

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As a modern day grandma,  I look for all the latest and greatest ways to keep me and my grandkids healthy.  However, these good old fashioned solutions are still worth

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By Jack Levine, The blooming of beautiful flora inspires us to energize and achieve new successes. Tallahassee is where we’ve called home for the past 34 years.  One of our local

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Wasn’t it only yesterday that you were one of the new kids on the block? Back in the days of console TVs, 78 rpm records, 8 mm movie cameras and

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When I visited Bubby and Baby Mac last month, one of the things Bubby wanted us to do together was make cookies. Because it was so darn hot in the

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As some of you may know-because I’ve written about it here and here-I get a kick out of looking at the search terms that lead folks to Grandma’s Briefs. Nearly

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Nearly 20 years ago, I tried to steal my sister’s son. Well, steal isn’t quite the word. More accurately, I tried to save my sister’s son, my nephew. Nearly 20

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“What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.” -Leo Buscaglia I’m a morning person. I’m sharpest in the “wee small

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In anticipation of the Monday, January 17th Martin Luther King Day celebration, I hope you will enjoy this personal reflection, and please share it with family, friends and colleagues. It

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