Family
- 6 Ways to Connect with Grandchildren – Plus a few bonus ideas!
I have four grandchildren, and they are of course all super adorable. Like all grandparents, my vision is not at all skewed on this fact. I absolutely love spending time with them. The hard thing though is that they all live over 1,000 miles away from me. BOOOOOO! What’s a grandma to do? Fortunately, despite… Read more: 6 Ways to Connect with Grandchildren – Plus a few bonus ideas! - Taking Care of Aging Parents
Something that I have in common with many of my friends at this stage of life is concern for my parents and my husband’s parents. We are lucky to worry about this, as it means they are still around! Taking care of aging parents does however consume a lot of our time at the moment.… Read more: Taking Care of Aging Parents - Six Tips for Successfully Parenting Adult Children
When you have an empty nest your parenting responsibilities don’t vanish. They change. In a lot of ways you go from being a player in the game to a coach on the sideline watching the game and giving advice here and there or even a spectator who has hardly anything to do with the game… Read more: Six Tips for Successfully Parenting Adult Children - Welcome to the Empty Nest Club
It’s back to school time and that might mean you are sending your youngest child off to college. If so, congratulations! Bask in a job well done! Unfortunately, many times we feel more lost than proud – so here are a few ways to cope and even bloom as you join the empty nest club.… Read more: Welcome to the Empty Nest Club - Family Reunions – So worth it!
This past weekend I went to a family reunion and had a blast! When I was a child we had reunions every other year with my dad’s family and I always loved them. This weekend did not disappoint. I live far away from a lot of my relatives and I came away from the reunion… Read more: Family Reunions – So worth it!