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When Grandparenting isn’t Fun
Impossible, you say. Everyone knows that being a grandparent is a barrel of fun. And yes, it is, until someone gets sick. The Evil Norovirus attacked my granddaughters and me with a vengeance this week, and it took no prisoners. My daughter called me Tuesday and asked me if I could come help her because…
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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…
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She’s here!
My new granddaughter is finally here! I won’t bore you with the details of my daughter’s lengthy labor and delivery, but I will say we were all exhausted by the time Evelyn Rose arrived! It was all worth it, Don’t you agree? Watching my baby girl give birth to her own baby girl was an…
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You Know I’m All About That Baby. . .
Do you know that Grammy winning song by Meghan Traynor, “All About That Bass?” I thought I would revise the lyrics a bit in honor of my new grandson Kipson, who is already six weeks old! Only one month old in this photo! “Because you know I’m all about that baby, ’bout…
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Saturday Ramblings: Self-image vs. reality
The other day I got ready for work, thinking I looked really cute in my jeans, ruffled lacy tank, and lace zipper jacket. I work one day a week at Festival of Flags, a little gift-wrapping and flag shop in Tyler. Unfortunately we weren’t very busy so no one got to see how cute my…
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