Recent Blogs First time blogger I have never had a blog.  Thought about starting a journal but carpal tunnel is bad so handwriting is painful. I am single and my children are grown.  I have 3... ...Read More  Posted by: cmailes on 2008-09-28 21:43:42  | Rating:   | Views: 7 | Comments: 0 | Tags:  new  blogger  grandchildren  Empty Nest? 13 boys! One girl! AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT I have to interrupt this journal to announce that our son David and Elizabeth are expecting our 14th grandchild - a boy! That... ...Read More  Posted by: findthetime on 2008-09-23 00:12:21  | Rating:   | Views: 11 | Comments: 0 | Tags:  empty nest  grandchildren  13 boys and 1 girl!!! AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT I have to interrupt this journal to announce that David and Elizabeth are expecting our 14th grandchild - a boy! That makes 13 boys and one... ...Read More  Posted by: sharetheword on 2008-09-23 00:07:25  | Rating:   | Views: 14 | Comments: 0 | Tags:  grandchildren  DO THEY NOTICE? Many of you fellow bloggers are parents or grandparents of teenagers. It is quite common, when our children reach this age to feel invisible. We are, of course, nessesary to... ...Read More  Posted by: sharetheword on 2008-08-15 12:47:12  | Rating:   | Views: 47 | Comments: 4 | Tags:  grandchildren  parents  grandparents  example  teenagers  Questions When my 6 year old granddaughter asked me why Ass was a dirty word, she and I spent the better part of an afternoon discussing language. It was very enlightening and the most... ...Read More  Posted by: Ricann on 2008-08-04 09:29:30  | Rating:   | Views: 29 | Comments: 1 | Tags:  grandchildren  questions  kids  dirty words  Beginning Once again, I am a late bloomer. I've resisted the blogging boom,for many reasons, none of them good. Now I see blogging for what it is -- a journal or diary. I've been a... ...Read More  Posted by: Sissy on 2008-07-17 23:54:34  | Rating:   | Views: 28 | Comments: 0 | Tags:  daily life  life  depression  grandchildren  Summer   The past few days we have been camping at San Elejo beach with our two youngest sons and their families. Great fun, and I am amazed as my daughters-in-law line up their... ...Read More  Posted by: sharetheword on 2008-07-16 23:14:32  | Rating:   | Views: 48 | Comments: 2 | Tags:  children  grandchildren  blessings  camping  beach  Nana Thoughts 3 A MILESTONE This weekend was definitely a milestone for us. The oldest son of our firstborn daughter graduated from high school. This was a momentous occasion, not... ...Read More  Posted by: sharetheword on 2008-06-09 10:58:37  | Rating:   | Views: 54 | Comments: 0 | Tags:  homeschooling  education  children  grandchildren  high school graduation  parent child relationships When do you know if you cross the line with your children concerning their children?  I made an innocent comment to my granddaughter, who is eight months old.  ... ...Read More  Posted by: tired1234 on 2008-05-13 21:56:30  | Rating:   | Views: 54 | Comments: 3 | Tags:  children  grandchildren  How the story goes... And we continue. It is fair to say that I brought a lot of this stuff to myself, because I cannot say no to people. I want so badly for the people around me to be happy and not... ...Read More  Posted by: MariLemon on 2008-01-16 17:41:57  | Rating:   | Views: 55 | Comments: 0 | Tags:  family  children  grandchildren  Gifting Stardate 12-25-07 Dear Junior, Merry Christmas! Warmer temperatures and plenty of snow have combined to bring us a Christmas fog that has settled over the... ...Read More  Posted by: pep on 2008-01-03 18:24:34  | Rating:   | Views: 64 | Comments: 0 | Tags:  Family  grandchildren  gifts  presents  holidays  Celebrations Stardate 12-24-07 Dear Junior, A grey morning sky leaks snow in light, fluffy flakes that resemble the down used to stuff pillows and winter jackets. Perhaps... ...Read More  Posted by: pep on 2008-01-02 17:50:33  | Rating:   | Views: 55 | Comments: 0 | Tags:  Grandchildren  family holiday celebrations  gift giving  Lefse   Stardate 12-22-07 Dear Junior, Night has chased out the daylight several hours ago. Darkness wraps itself around the city and creates a superb backdrop... ...Read More  Posted by: pep on 2008-01-02 11:48:14  | Rating:   | Views: 365 | Comments: 1 | Tags:  lefse  grandchildren  grandparents  family holiday traditions  Alpha Stardate 12-19-07 Dear Junior, Interstate highway 29 (I-29) runs north-south from Canada through eastern North Dakota on into South Dakota and dives south through... ...Read More  Posted by: pep on 2008-01-02 03:06:21  | Rating:   | Views: 262 | Comments: 0 | Tags:  Grandchildren  Family  New beginings