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 think we realize just how GROWN-UP our grandchildren are when WE remember being the age they are. Yes? I remember turning 11.  I remember 5th grade.  I remember my friends, my teachers, my activities, my secret crushes. I even remember the books I loved back then. And in the swirl of beautiful life… moments and hours and days and [...]

This is The Story of the Birthday Egg. The Little Birthday Egg is a gift from our oldest granddaughter, Taylor.  I wrote about it almost 2 years ago as my family celebrated the Birthday of our beloved NanaFlo. Taylor gave this special gift to Barry and me on the day NanaFlo would have celebrated her 91st Birthday.  It was just [...]

Magic begins with Grandchildren. The library. And a hunt for Pine Cones and Winterberries. Then you’ve got yourself not only Magic… but Magic Christmas Decorations! I have never had more Magical Christmas Decorations in my entire life… And memories to last a lifetime!    

There are a couple of lines from an old Irving Berlin song that express thanks.  They go something like this: I got the sun in the mornin’ And the moon at night… Well, I’m goin’ on to add grandchildren to the sun and the moon… and when we get all the grandkids in one day, that’s a mighty thankful day. [...]

Back in 2004, our daughter Audrey and her husband Matt were living in New York City and had just welcomed their first baby – William. William would join 4 older cousins, all 3 and under, who all lived in Rhode Island – Taylor & Andrew – children of our son and daughter-in-law Keith & Nicole and – Maddie & Jake [...]

This afternoon, my 10-year old granddaughter Taylor had her hair pulled up really high on her head and tied with a elastic band. I remarked that she looked like a genie, and told her about actress Barbara Eden and the 1960′s television sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.  Taylor was intrigued, so we googled Barbara Eden (she’s on Facebook, too!)… which [...]

There’s a little verse by Robert Louis Stevenson that goes something like this… The world is so full of a number of things, I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings. I grew up in a simpler time.  I know.  I know.  You’ve all heard this from your parents & grandparents… But it’s true. When we grandparents were [...]

Today, my mind wanders back to that joyous November day 9 years ago when a whole bunch of us spent a day much like today… sunny, warm, gloriously happy… waiting for a little baby to be born. It was a Saturday. We didn’t know if this little baby was a boy or a girl.  I had predicted girl, but I’m [...]

I have a little 4-year old grandson, Ben, who knows all the ingredients to HAPPINESS… 1.  One cup of leaves (“For your leaf collection, Grandma.”): I didn’t know I had a leaf collection until I received this beautiful gift.  I do now!  I keep my HAPPINESS Cup of Leaves on my desk… 2.  12 Rigatonis, 20 inches orange hemp, 1 [...]