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Grandma's Briefs is for grandmothers and others. Bits on the good, bad, humorous and heartwarming of being a baby boomer, grandparent, parent to adult children, wife and writer. Features include lifestyle articles, reviews, recipes, grandma profiles, and more.

February 10, 2015

10 life lessons grandchildren help us remember

February 10, 2015/ Lisa Carpenter

With all that we do for our grandchildren, they do for us so very much more. Things such as reminding us of important lessons we've learned yet often forget to put into practice. Things such as these.

grandchildren quotes

January 28, 2015

Goodbye, Gramma!

January 28, 2015/ Lisa Carpenter

My final photo of all three desert-dwelling boys together, before Gramma headed back to the mountains:

three brothers

Today I'm home, grateful for a son-in-law who has...

January 19, 2015

Seven months, plus GRAND Social No. 140 link party for grandparents

January 19, 2015/ Lisa Carpenter

Seven months

Look who's seven months old, as of last Friday:

seven month old

Yep, that's my adorable Jak. Love that...

January 15, 2015

Laughing Baby... and laughing babies

January 15, 2015/ Lisa Carpenter

As a little girl, Megan — my middle daughter and mother to my grandsons — had a baby doll named Laughing Baby. Throughout most of her third year, Megan kept Laughing Baby in her arms or cuddled up close to her wherever she went, whatever she was doing.

toddler and baby doll

Laughing Baby was named such because she laughed and laughed when her...

December 17, 2014

One brother's loss, one brother's gain

December 17, 2014/ Lisa Carpenter

Teeth have been a top topic for my grandsons this past week.

First there was this — the loss of Bubby's first top tooth:

lost tooth

Then there was...

December 15, 2014

Time flies, plus GRAND Social No. 135 link party for grandparents

December 15, 2014/ Lisa Carpenter

Time flies

Hard to wrap my head around this, but Jak will be six months old tomorrow.

six month old

Yes! That cutie. Right there. Six months...

December 10, 2014

Santa's triple treat

December 10, 2014/ Lisa Carpenter

“Kids believe in Santa; adults believe in childhood.”
― Cate Kennedy, Dark Roots: Stories

three brothers and santa

Perhaps the post title "Santa's...

November 12, 2014

Baby talk

November 12, 2014/ Lisa Carpenter

A sign hung in a prominent spot in my home during the full-nest years. It looked like this:

thou shalt not whine

It was that sign, in fact, which now hangs in a...

October 06, 2014

Jak's taste test

October 06, 2014/ Lisa Carpenter

Jak — who will soon be four months old — had his first taste of cereal last week. He wasn't too sure of it at first, but... well...

September 25, 2014

Walking in his brothers' footsteps

September 25, 2014/ Lisa Carpenter

Now shall I walk or shall I ride?
'Ride,' Pleasure said;
'Walk,' Joy replied.
— W.H. Davies, poet (1871-1940)

My youngest grandson, Jak, walks and rides in the very same way — in the very same walker — as his big brothers did before him.

baby boy in walker
JAK ...

Grandma's Briefs

Grandma's Briefs is for grandmothers and others. Bits on life's second act and the empty nest: the good, bad, humorous and heartwarming of being a baby boomer, grandparent, parent to adult children, wife and writer. Features include lifestyle articles, movie reviews, recipes, product reviews, auto test drives, grandma profiles, and more.