It’s A Grand Life – And A New Year Begins
I love holidays; Christmas is my favorite. I love the decorations, the songs, being with family and friends, watching our youngest granddaughter dance in the Nutcracker ballet and celebrating the […]
It’s A Grand Life – And So Another Year Ends
Every time I write the December column, I wonder how another year could have flown by so fast. I have come to the conclusion that it is my aging that […]
It’s A Grand Life – Time to Help
I’m sure it is obvious that while it’s November for those reading this, it is just the first of October for me. While my column usually touches more on grandparent/grandchildren […]
It’s A Grand Life – Autumn and the Changes It Brings
Going from summer to fall in Wilmington isn’t that much of a change weather wise until later in the month. Although I love seeing the leaves change color, unless I […]
It’s A Grand Life – Celebrating Grandparents
Here we are in September. For most of us, schools are in session and fall is upon us, though, I feel fall starts the first of the month. It’s probably […]
It’s A Grand Life – And It Is A Grand One!
Last month, the ages of my grandchildren really took up residency in my mind. It’s not as if I hadn’t thought about it before, but this time, it really has […]
It’s A Grand Life – Keeping Children Safe in Summer
It’s June, and soon, most children will be out of school. If you ask them which season is their favorite, I would bet they would overwhelmingly say summer. No more […]
It’s A Grand Life – School’s Out For Summer – Almost!
I love this time of year. The weather is warming up but hasn’t gotten to the “ugh, it’s so hot” stage. Meetings of organizations and clubs are winding down and, […]
It’s A Grand Life – Showing Kindness
My youngest grandchildren attend a parochial school. Each Wednesday, they attend chapel. The last Wednesday of each month, a student who exhibited a certain trait is chosen from each class […]
It’s A Grand Life – Good Parenting
Recently, my husband and I drove to Orlando to watch our grandson, Jack, play in a soccer tournament. We had been planning on it for several weeks as we needed […]