Gratitude Tree
Make a Gratitude Tree Next Thanksgiving At our family Thanksgiving gathering we made a Gratitude Tree. Earlier in the day my five year old granddaughter had painted the trunk of the tree on a piece of poster paper I had rolled up and carried to San Diego in my...
Thanksgiving Greetings
I’m feeling a bit stretched right now, as I suspect many of you are. Between the after-election malaise and the annoyance of Christmas carols before we’ve even celebrated Thanksgiving, I feel the need for some down time. Thus, no regular post this week....
What we need now is superheros
The morning after the election . . . I’m feeling pretty discouraged right now. I’ve been thinking about all the time I’ve wasted watching depressing and stressful news, much of which turned out to be wrong or at least irrelevant, and at all the time...Grandparent Take-Along Kits
Packing Activities in a Suitcase One of the topics we discussed at our second Grandparent Meetup was how to nurture relationships with grandchildren who live far away. Favorites were frequent visits, FaceTime and Skype conversations, affectionate notes mailed...
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