I have two little grandsons who are growing by leaps and bounds, as children tend to do. Having said that, I am introducing them to a variety of music so they can develop their own memories of growing up with the grandparents, like my kids did, like I did. It turns out that my littlest... Continue Reading →
4th of July Fireworks and My Gambaby’s Singing
When my oldest grandson was about four years old, I took him to see the fireworks on Independence Day, knowing it may be the first ones he might remember seeing with Grandma. We found a parking lot filled with other fireworks viewers who had brought chairs and snacks and beverages - it was almost like... Continue Reading →
Twenty-three Blue Magic Marker Pumpkins and 9-1-1
I used to work a late swing shift at a casino cafe when my children were little. I was a single parent back then, and I'd get home late, somewhere between one a.m. and four a.m., depending on when I got to close down the cafe for the night. This meant that if the kids... Continue Reading →
Easter at My House
For years my Easter was just about as full of traditions as the other annual holidays, but then my children grew up and out of the need of one vital one: Hunting Easter eggs. And then my children moved out and on with their own lives, leaving me to color eggs for only my own... Continue Reading →
The Littles Are Coming!
I'm so excited! My daughter is moving back to town, which means my grandsons are coming back! The littles will be here at my house for a few hours this afternoon, but since my daughter and fiancé have bought a house here, I'll get to see the littles a lot more often. I'm so excited... Continue Reading →
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
No, I had no intention of bringing up the Spike Jones and His City Slickers song, nor anyone else who may have sang it since then. Last night, I Face-Timed with the littles and my oldest Gambaby has lost his two front teeth. The 1948 song immediately came to mind. I wonder if others have... Continue Reading →
Why Wouldn’t You Think to Look in the Sink?
I am at my family's home this week, hanging out and helping them catch up on some projects. They have lots of children, ages ranging from teen to two, and because kids will be kids, it follows that items one cannot find, might have been placed in unconventional locations. Today was such a day. I... Continue Reading →
Halloween Trick-or-Treaters
All trick-or-treaters who come to my door and ring the doorbell on Halloween will get candy, no judgement from me! This is the one night that if you merely show up, you'll get treated, young or old, costumed or no. I give treats to the parents too. If you're little, this may be your first-ever... Continue Reading →
Guessing one had to be there…
My oldest grandson was visiting last weekend. I went into the living room, fresh from a shower, hair still wet. He noticed as he comes to sit beside me on the couch and gave me a "Good morning" hug. "Your hair smells nice, Gamma," he remarked. "Ah, it's the shampoo," I smiled as I hugged... Continue Reading →
When I Thought of Myself as An Adult
I had my first child when I was nineteen, my second just after I turned twenty-one. By the ripe "Adult" age of twenty-four, I was on my own, raising these two little ones with no means of support other than a waitressing job. Looking back, I realize I was a child, raising children. I clearly... Continue Reading →
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