The football field is a competitive place, even when it’s a Flag Football field of little guys. There’s the team…
Sharon Couto
Sharon taught high school English/Reading for 30 years, and now celebrates each day writing, running, biking, swimming and enjoying her family. Mom Generation experience? How about 4 children and 10 grandchildren with another on the way (due 2/9/14). Sharon is a marathoner and triathlete and at 61 years old is now competing in races, triathlons and sporting events with her children and grandchildren... her dream come true!
October 30, 2009
This turning back the hour thing…
I get the Daylight Savings Time thing from an agrarian point of view and all that, but as I was…
October 28, 2009
DOING “the elevator”… different from RIDING the elevator
So I’m working my friendly purple pole in the subdued darkness to the beat of Hit Me Baby One More…
October 27, 2009
Tucking Them In…
I had a moment this morning that flooded back memories… memories stored in some box in my mind. The box…
October 23, 2009
#5 on Grandma’s List of 57 in 52: WRITING
As I really think about it, #5 on my List of 57 in 52 is even more frightening/challenging than #1…
October 22, 2009
Chasing Rainbows
I have these small Swarovski crystal ornaments… 4 of them, that I keep out all year long. The crystals dangle…
October 21, 2009
A Habit I Love
Yesterday, I helped Audrey pack her 4 little guys into her car after a brief stop at my house to…
October 18, 2009
Grandma’s List of 57 in 52: #’s 3 and 4
#1: Skydiving. Phew! #2: Pole Dance Classes – 6 in all… ongoing. Whoa! Now for #’s 3 and 4 on…
October 16, 2009
DNA, Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes and a Grandfather
I’m wondering if Barry’s lifetime love affair with Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes has somehow altered the code of his DNA to…
When is the last time the words climb, pull and spin created panic? Toss in body inversion and put it…
October 11, 2009
On to #2 on Grandma’s List of 57 in 52…
Okay. I skydived, or sky-dove… (what is the past tense of skydive, anyway?)… last week, on my 57th birthday, and…
October 10, 2009
Grandma’s “Babushka” dolls get some play
Thirty-some-odd years ago, my older brother traveled to Russia and he brought back 2 gifts for me… 2 sets of…
October 8, 2009
Holding a grandchild’s hand and a train station
Yesterday, I took my just-turned-4-year-old grandson Alexander to the train station in downtown Providence to pick up his Mommy, Audrey. …
October 6, 2009
This ain’t gonna be no Grandma’s Grocery List
Grandma’s List… minus 1. Today, I turn 57. Today, I jumped out of an airplane at 10,000 feet and did…
October 4, 2009
Pop-up’s got a brand new griddle
Barry loves to cook. Anything. But his specialty, in the eyes and tummies of his grandchildren, is breakfast. He has…
October 1, 2009
Oh, no… not another “Open Letter”
Yep. This time to the mom at the playground who sat there reading a nice book in the warm last-day-of-September…
September 29, 2009
The Giving Hand
This past weekend, Barry and I drove to Vermont to attend the wedding of our nephew Corey and his beautiful…
September 28, 2009
Talk about ANOTHER BOY from New York City
Ah. It was a day just like today. 4 years ago. I awoke in New York City. Just like today. …
September 24, 2009
Talk about the boy from New York City
Five years ago tonight, at this very moment, Barry and Janie and I were traveling Rt.95 South on our way…

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Audrey McClelland has been a digital influencer since 2005. She’s a mom of 5 and shares tips on her three favorite things: parenting, fashion and beauty. She’s also a Contemporary Romance Author.












