April Coker, Author

Category: Being a Grandparent

  • Another One on the Way!

    This is a repost of a blog post I wrote just before my first granddaughter was born.  Now we are anxiously awaiting the birth of my second granddaughter!  I can’t wait!  Of course, the photos have changed, but the wishes are the same.  Dedicated to my sweet granddaughter who I cannot wait to meet… My…

  • Blacelets, Coineys, and Oscar the Grouch

    My two-year-old granddaughter has a language all her own, and it’s a delight to be around her.  As her “Coco,” I get to be around her at least two days a week, sometimes more.  With her baby sister arriving in a few weeks, I’m sure we’ll be spending even more time together.  She is a…

  • Coco: World Traveler and Grandma Extraordinaire

    One of the many beautiful beaches in Costa Rica   Can it be three months since my last post?  If you’re following my attempts at blogging, I apologize.  Life just gets in the way sometimes, and sometimes in a glorious fashion! November found me most days at the little shop where I work part-time.  We…

  • When Grandchildren are Jealous

    I had a wonderful Mother’s Day.   What made mine extra special is that I had both of my grandchildren here at the same time.  My son and daughter came to a family lunch at my parents’ home with their spouses and my grandchildren, and I couldn’t have been happier.  They couldn’t have given me a…

  • Weebles wobble, toddlers toddle. . .

    Is there anything more fun than observing the wonder of new discoveries in a toddler?  If you need a dose of joy, follow a toddler, defined by Merriam-Webster as “a young child who is just learning to walk.”  Wikipedia states that “a toddler is a child 12 to 36 months of age.”  I prefer Wikipedia’s…