Being a Boomer Grandma is Like a Triple Decker Sandwich
In the Miami Herald, March 20, 2015, Joe Cardona wrote an editorial about “A Generation between the Young and the Old,” bemoaning his...
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May 30, 20152 min read
”Ripeness is Cool” and Not Only For Movie Stars
The New York Times, Sunday, May 3, 2015, had a picture of action heroes with a flying AARP card and an open bottle of Lipitor with pills...
May 24, 20153 min read
Real Simple Does it Again With the Best Father’s Day Gifts After Grandma’s Number One Best Gift for Father’s Day
Sleep-away camps have cracked down on care packages from home during the summer. The camps do not want the campers competitive about the...
May 22, 20153 min read
Grandma Creating An Annual Family Celebration Day Has Much To Choose From
We seem to have a holiday for everything and national holidays to celebrate each year. We just celebrated Mother’s Day and Father’s Day...
May 18, 20155 min read
From Pippi Longstocking to Madeline to Pinkalicious to Fancy Nancy, Times Are Changing, Or Not
After a few stories about children’s books geared to young girls appeared in the news, this Grandma became curious. Have the old...
May 16, 20157 min read
If Xylitol is So Great for Our Grandchildren’s Strep and Ear Infections, Why Haven’t Their Pediatricians Recommended It
This Grandma just went for her quarterly teeth cleaning. In the treatment room was a new large box of individually wrapped sugar free...
May 14, 20155 min read
Grandma’s Changing Role and Relationship With Grandchildren As They and We Live Longer
This Grandma always says we never get older, we live longer. That is different with our grandchildren. They cannot seem to want to wait...
May 10, 20152 min read
Melanoma Awareness Month is a Great Time for Grandmas to Remind Everyone to Buy Protective Swim Clothing and Use Proper Sun Screen
May is Melanoma Awareness month. In Florida, we do not have to remind ourselves that the sun is strong, but we may have to remind those...
May 1, 20154 min read
Time for The Grandchildren to Have Their Eyes Tested: Near Sightedness is Hitting Epidemic Proportions and Studies Show Help Is Already Here
Two of our grandchildren wear glasses. We have noticed that many young children their ages also wear glasses. We wondered about the rise...
Apr 29, 20152 min read
Hand-Me-Downs of Grandma’s Clothing Purchases Is Surprisingly Not Working With Jeans
The four year old grandson looked so adorable at his birthday party wearing jeans. The jeans were bought by this Grandma for the first...
Apr 26, 20152 min read
This Boomer Grandma Celebrates Middle Age in Her Sixties
This Boomer Grandma always knew what the new studies are showing. We Boomers are NOT our parents’ generation. We exercise more. We...
Apr 22, 20152 min read
Critiquing Real Simple’s Fifteen Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day leaves Four Inexpensive Gift Ideas That Are Best For Grandma or Mother on Mother’s Day 2015
Brigitt Hauck, a writer for Real Simple Magazine, writes many lists for Mother’s Day ideas, including, “8 Custom Gifts That Show Off...
Apr 20, 20153 min read
Not On Grandma’s Watch: Dangers For Our Grandchildren We Do Not Think Of Inside and Outside of Our Homes
There is such joy when we spend time with our grandchildren, but, when this Grandma has “responsible” time, I am more vigilant than I was...
Apr 18, 20154 min read
Learning More to Share With the Great-Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors and Being More Concerned About the World in Which We Live
It is so difficult for this Grandma to watch the evening news. The world in which we live is a scary place and when the world becomes...
Apr 16, 20156 min read
Not Just Another Hallmark Holiday To Celebrate When We Celebrate Siblings: More Than Sharing Fifty percent of the Same Genes
This Grandma was taught about Siblings Day from her oldest grandson. He put a picture on Instagram of his sister and himself and was...
Apr 14, 20153 min read
Grandma Uses Aromatherapy to Combat a Sugar Rush
This Grandma finally has a Twitter account she looks at. When Twitter was new, the oldest grandson discovered it so I had him create an...
Apr 8, 20152 min read
Making Your House the Gathering Place For Family and Their Friends
The holidays are here and soon we are inundated with our children and grandchildren. Talking with a long (we never say old) friend, we...
Apr 2, 20153 min read
Study on Time With Children Allows Parents and Grandmas to Be Free of Guilt
Watching the Today Show on NBC, March 30, 2015, this Grandma’s attention was drawn to a segment on a new study that the amount of time...
Mar 31, 20156 min read
When Should Grandchildren Learn About the Holocaust
A dear long (we never say old) friend, also a grandma, said her grandson, age six, overheard her discussing a Holocaust movie with his...
Mar 27, 20152 min read
Any Grandparent Will Have A Heavy Heart After Watching This Short Documentary About A Conversation Some Parents Must Have With Their Children, but All Parents Should
The New York Times on line, March 17, 2015, has a link to a video that is a “must watch” for all of us, not only grandmas among us. As...
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