My Grandson Benjamin turns 5 today… ! It seems like yesterday that I held my beautiful Benjamin the very first time… And 5 years later, my world has been blessed to beyond forever with the great love Benjamin has brought… Audrey calls Benjamin “Baby Angel”… She always has, since the day he was born. And you know what? Benjamin calls [...]

It began as a lovely, lovely day… this past Friday. The sun was unseasonably warming the New England earth, air and people. Everyone was happy.  Everyone was smiling.  Everyone seemed to cherish this unexpected gift. But one; one man, maybe in his 40′s, in a white sedan on a busy, commercial stretch of road. I have his face, his voice, [...]

The ageless joy of a boy, a dog and a slice of time… No electricity. No technology. No downloads. No television. No cell phones (well, except to record this!). Just the joyful sounds of a boy playing catch with a dog on a lovely afternoon. Time stands still. Memories flood back. This ageless, timeless, cherished activity… No batteries required.

My grandkids asked me if I WON the 2012 Disney Princess Half Marathon… ! I’ve written about my runDisney Media invitation, my Princess Crown and my new title, Princess Grandma. I’ve written about the incredible Disney Tangled Royal Family 5k and the heart-melting joy of the runDisney Kids’ Races. And now I’m writing about my Bibbidi-Bobbidi- Princess Half Marathon BLING [...]

Diapers, Dashes & runDisney… a Royal Family affair! I must put this out there right now… I’m a Grandma.  A Grandma of 9.  (Well, actually, a Princess Grandma of 9, since I ran the Tangled Royal Family 5k and the Princess Half Marathon!)… My heart melts easily. But the Disney Royal Family Kids’ Races during the 2012 runDisney Princess Half [...]

I discovered something about myself this past weekend. Something kinda magical, actually. I might be a grandmother of 9…. BUT I LIKE BEING A PRINCESS! This Royal Transformation came about as many modern Royal Dreams do… through the world of Disney. It began when I was invited to the 2012 Princess Half Marathon Meet-Up, where princesses (and yes, princes) gather [...]

When my grandkids learned that I would be heading to Disney World next weekend to run the Disney Princess Half Marathon… well, 9 sets of eyes lit up like Disney IlllumiNations themselves. But they weren’t as interested in my training, as in what I’ll be wearing. Now, I don’t have adorable mice friends or a Fairy Godmother to help with [...]

How to teach POETRY to kids while having lots of fun… in just 2 minutes! Let’s take a walk today with 20th century American poet Carl Sandburg… through the mysterious veil we call FOG. What is FOG? And just how did FOG end up in a poem? Carl Sandburg makes FOG come alive for us in the image of a [...]

How to improve Reading & Vocabulary Development AND teach Poetry to Kids! Let’s talk about reading a poem today. Shall we stay inside to read that poem? Or head outside? Can we make the decision to stay all cozy inside AND head outside… at the same time? Of course not! But perhaps this little poem about a snail by 20th [...]

Two weeks ago, I “launched” my @GrandparentU Twitter page. This is something I’ve wanted to do for quite some time… combine my love of grandchildren, children, education, reading, literacy, family, fitness and health as a resource for fellow Grandparents and Boomers.  We are, after all, a great force of nature! I first posted a profile pic of me with my [...]