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 […]
It’s A Grand Life – Love, Love, Love

I didn’t realize until I was doing some research on the month of February that, even though it is the shortest month of the year (even when it’s a leap […]
It’s A Grand Life – And Another Year Has Begun

Despite some angst getting everything done for the holidays, I miss all the preparations in celebrating Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even decorating for Halloween. Our daughters have taken over the main […]
It’s A Grand Life – Where Did the Year Go?

I always thought that, as you aged, life would slow down. I remember thinking how old my grandparents were when I was a teenager, now realizing they were younger than […]
It’s A Grand Life – Taking Care of Grandchildren

A while back, I was asked to stay with my two youngest grandchildren while their parents embarked on an overseas trip which had been months in the planning. I was […]