It’s A Grand Life – Goodbye, 2021!
Thirty-one days until we say so long to the year 2021. There are a number of things I will not miss about the year, but there were many wonderful memories […]
It’s A Grand Life – What’s There to Eat?
My parents had some good friends that I will always remember and think of fondly. One family, in particular, we got together with often and our evening usually centered around […]
It’s A Grand Life – Disney Here We Come!
I love October – leaves changing, cooler air, recipes reserved for autumn temperatures, pumpkin chai lattes (that’s a personal preference), Halloween, and this year, a family trip to Disney World. […]
It’s A Grand Life — Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
Wow, where did summer go? I realize it is officially still summer until September 22nd, but for many of us, summer ends when schools open, the pools close, and long […]
It’s A Grand Life – The Importance of Planning
Many years ago, when my husband and I were planning for our first child, we did what most new parents-to-be do: we bought furniture, painted the nursery, decorated, set up […]
It’s A Grand Life – Summertime and the Living is Easy
A lot of people consider Memorial Day to be the start to summer. Officially, summer starts when the sun reaches its northernmost point from the equator. That date varies from […]
It’s A Grand Life – Reading is Fundamental
Summertime – I know that it isn’t officially summer until June 20th at 11:32pm, but in my mind, it begins right after Memorial Day. For parents of school children, it […]
It’s A Grand Life – Remembering…
I sometimes wonder what my grandchildren will remember about me. That usually morphs into what I remember about my own grandparents. A simple word or deed can trigger a memory […]
It’s A Grand Life – Spring Has Sprung…Maybe?
As Simon and Garfunkel sang in one of their songs, “April, come she will.” As my article is being written with February still in the rear-view mirror, and a “Welcome […]
It’s A Grand Life – Come to Your Senses
For those of us blessed to have all five senses in our power, it is not unusual to take them for granted. Most days, we aren’t even aware of the […]