Lucky sevens
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Lucky sevens!
My superhero-loving grandson, Camden, turned seven years old last week. Seven!
On his first day at the lucky age, Camden sported seven in style:
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Throwback Thursday: Entertaining grandkids... 3 sure things
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This #TBT piece originally published May 18, 2016 on Grandma's Briefs. Thank you for reading!
As a long-distance grandma with visits being few and far between, I feel obligated to provide memorable merriment for my three grandsons each time I see them. I put careful consideration into packing my grandma bag with goodies and games and crafty ideas galore.
Sometimes the magical makings I lug 800 miles to my grandsons' door elicit exactly the enjoyment I'd hoped. Sometimes they fail. Especially if picking a Pinterest activity to try together without trying it first myself.
When I visited Bubby, Mac, and Jak last month, I failed at more than a few things. On the other hand, there were…
Read MoreGrandma's word of the day: Local
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Today's word is... LOCAL
Definition of local (per Dictionary.com):
[loh-kuh l] adjective
1. pertaining to or characterized by place or position in space; spatial.
2. pertaining to, characteristic of, or restricted to a particular place or particular places.
3. pertaining to a city, town, or small district rather than an entire state or country.
4. pertaining to or affecting a particular part or particular parts, as of a physical system or organism.
Local example:
A recent social media post shared...
Read MoreWord of the day: Freckles
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Today's word is... FRECKLES!
Definition of freckle (per Merriam-Webster):
1: any of the small brownish spots in the skin due to augmented melanin production that increase in number and intensity on exposure to sunlight
Freckles on display:
Megan texted me this photo a week or so ago showing nine-year-old Brayden...
Read MoreThe difference one hundred ninety-nine days makes
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Up until this past weekend, my husband and I last saw our three desert-dwelling grandsons one hundred and ninety-nine days ago. At that time, we flew to their house to celebrate their birthdays — all of which are in June — a few weeks early. At that time, they looked like this:
Last weekend Jim and I flew to their house to celebrate Christmas with them — a few weeks early. In the one hundred and ninety-nine days since our visit in May, Brayden, Camden, and Declan have grown by leaps and bounds — in stature, maturity, conversational prowess, game-playing ability, and more.
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