This morning, my 4-year old grandson Benjamin was carefully studying a photograph that I have in my family room. This…
Grandchildren
August 27, 2011
Hurricane Irene begins with a little squirt… !
Getting ready for a hurricane is no fun. Unless you get a visit from a son and son-in-law to help…
August 26, 2011
There’s gold in them thar SPILLS…
What I mean is that a SPILL of any kind holds golden nuggets of fun for kids… if we let…
August 25, 2011
“I am riding on a limited express…!”
One of my favorite of all time poems is Carl Sandburg’s LIMITED… LIMITED I AM riding on a limited express,…
August 22, 2011
A very special E-shaped plant…
One day last week, I was watching all 4 of Audrey and Matt’s boys in their back yard. 6-year old…
On Monday afternoon, I took my Mom to a doctor’s appointment. The appointment was to discuss a possible surgery, and…
August 16, 2011
What the SAME 26 years brings…
Yesterday I was reading Audrey’s blog post What a difference 6 years makes… about how much has changed in the…
August 15, 2011
“Grandpa, how did you do that?”
There’s one thing about climbing a mile, just about straight up, on a gravel pathway and sturdily built staircases that…
August 15, 2011
Being Huck Finn
OK. It wasn’t St. Petersburg, Missouri or the Mississippi River. And Tom Sawyer, the Widow Douglas and Jim weren’t there.…
August 13, 2011
Grandma and a Bit of Bling!
Yesterday, I had a hair appointment. You know the kind… a few days overdue and get me in that chair…
July 29, 2011
“Grandma, I see your belly-button!”
“Grandma, I see your belly-button!” “WHAT?” I thought and almost screamed simultaneously. “There it is!” a delighted 4-year old voice…
July 27, 2011
Dylan turns 3!
How can this be? Our youngest grandchild, Dylan Joseph, turns 3 today! Dylan is the youngest child in his family…
July 24, 2011
The Im-perfect Bathing Suit
We’re having a heat wave, A tropical heat wave, The temperature’s rising… Ah, the truth of the lyrics of Irving…
I can still tell you every detail of my First Leaps of Summer from when I was a kid… first…
June 24, 2011
Hydrangeas and a Touch of Magic
We can talk all we want about pH levels in soil. We can fertilize ’til the cows come home. W…
June 23, 2011
3 Boys and a Baby Bunny
Isn’t it amazing that in our world of cutting edge technology and gadgets and games, 3 Boys can be stopped…
June 20, 2011
Happy 7th Birthday, Jake!
Jake came into this wonderful world 7 years ago today… just about one month earlier than expected. I think Jake…
June 17, 2011
Henry turns 3!
Today, my beautiful grandson HENRY turns 3 years old. Where has the time gone? Wasn’t he just born yesterday… Henry……
June 13, 2011
A Blessed Day
-Faith does not contradict reason but transcends it. .. Mohandas K. Gandhi- On this blessed day, four grandsons were Baptized…
June 2, 2011
Grandma’s ba-ack on the fitness circuit!
Last week, I thought about rolling my bicycle out of my shed. I thought about registering for some kind of…
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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.