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Grandma's Briefs

for grandmothers and others

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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.

May 21, 2015

Then and now: Cowboy cutie

May 21, 2015/ Lisa Carpenter

2011 —
Cowboy Bubby, for my review of a Woody from Toy Story costume:

Woody costume cowboy toddler

2015 —
Cowboy Bubby, for "Wild" dress-up day during...

May 13, 2015

Toddler games: Keep-Away with my insurance company

May 13, 2015/ Lisa Carpenter

I like playing games with toddlers as much as the next grandma. Not so much, though, when it's my insurance company playing the part of opponent.

toddler Rx ball

To wit: I recently visited my doctor to figure out what to do about my...

May 07, 2015

Here and now: May 7, 2015

May 07, 2015/ Lisa Carpenter

Here it is, here and now. My life...

here and now

On my mind...

Less than usual, thankfully. Either life's edges smoothed out a bit for me the past few days, or I've...

May 05, 2015

6 things I used to know how to do but no longer can

May 05, 2015/ Lisa Carpenter

Practice indeed makes perfect. I quit practicing, though, thus quit being able to do a few things I once really enjoyed. These things.

6 things I used to know how to do but no longer can

Crochet. I learned to crochet a basic afghan when Jim and I first...

April 28, 2015

5 grand quotes on grandmothers

April 28, 2015/ Lisa Carpenter

Just in time for Mother's Day: Five grand writers on grandmothers.

grandmother quote

...

April 23, 2015

Here and now: April 23, 2015

April 23, 2015/ Lisa Carpenter

My life, here and now...

here and now

On my mind...

Calming thoughts and uplifting songs that will (I hope) keep me calm and far from freakout mode when I undergo another MRI on my brain this morning. I swear, the more MRIs I...

April 19, 2015

Grandma's Briefs wins 2015 'Best of the Springs' designation

April 19, 2015/ Lisa Carpenter

Hooray! Grandma's Briefs was named BLOG THAT MAKES GRANDMAS SMILE in The Gazette newspaper's 2015 Best of the Springs survey!

2015 Best of the Springs winner

blog that makes grandmas smile

Gazette reporter and City Life expert Linda Navarro honored my little ol' blog with...

April 16, 2015

Here and now: April 16, 2015

April 16, 2015/ Lisa Carpenter

Right here, right now, in my world.

here and now

On my mind...

My grandma bag and what to put in it. Why? Because in exactly one month, Jim and I will be in the desert soaking up the sun and sweet, squishy hugs from Bubby, Mac, and Jak! Hooray, hooray!

I'm on the lookout for some pretty awesome activities, crafts, and...

April 06, 2015

Spring break for grandma

April 06, 2015/ Lisa Carpenter

spring break from blogging

April 01, 2015

On summer camp

April 01, 2015/ Lisa Carpenter

Memories and possibilities

summer camp

Spring has sprung, which means it's time for parents and grandparents to begin searching and signing kids up for camps to enrich and entertain the little ones throughout the summer. Thoughts of such have me experiencing a melancholic longing for camp.

Which is a particularly odd emotion considering that...

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.