I am just coming off a week-long engagement with the flu. I did not think it was the flu at the outset. I thought it was my round three of that crappy hacking cough cold stuff going around. I have coughed so vigorously with that malady in its repeated occurrences since mid-December that it should count as [...]
Tag: grandchildren
Don’t Rain on My Parade Québec!
I am on the annual Oprah and Gayle pilgrimage to Québec , Canada to visit my darling grandchildren, Noah Jr. and Cortney, with my son Noah. The pilgrimage was so named long ago as an homage to Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King's Big Adventure - a 10 day road trip from California to New York. [...]
Ensuring fitness for duty…
In a couple of weeks I will be watching my grandson Lennon for four days. I am excited and a bit apprehensive about this little adventure. Watching a toddler is a full-time engagement. Lennon is almost 20 months old, extraordinarily clever, and has the moves of a top-notch running back. While I have four children [...]
The most important word he will ever utter…
My grandson Lennon has now fully mastered the most important word he will ever utter - grandma. Mike was sure that his utterance of Pop Pop was more meaningful, and no doubt it was to Mike. But my darling boy can say a thousand other words - from no to absolutely - and never will [...]
Nature and nurture…
If you were to ask me if I camp, I would issue my standard reply – “I enjoy nature, but for me it is a day trip.” I need the modern conveniences in life – a cozy bed, a warm shower, morning coffee, electricity, and some semblance of protection from the wild things. And yet, [...]
The legend of Bluebeard…
A year ago my grandson Lennon was born. It was a very joyous event and long in the coming. I waited a long time for his mom and dad to decide they were "ready" for a baby. I was ready years before they were. But I was made to wait...and wait...and wait - until June [...]
Second chances…
Well, Sarah, Dusty, Lennon, Lucy, and Marley are in their new house. I dispatched my moving crew there on Friday (my sons Noah and Cory and boyfriend Mike) and I took the really tough job of watching my cute little grandbaby Lennon. I know, I played that just right. 😉 I also had Lennon here [...]
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