by Marlene Bumgarner | Oct 11, 2016 | Aging, Child development, Community, Family, Good Reads, Grandparenting
A Different Way to Check out Books One long hot day last summer Bean and I were tired of being inside the house and decided to go for a walk. I regretted our decision as soon as the hot moist heat hit my face, but Bean was scootering happily down the street so I...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Oct 3, 2016 | Aging, Community, Family, Grandparenting, Health
A week in the life of this Grandmother . . . Last week was very busy. Two weeks earlier I had embarked on the creation of a support group for grandparents, some of whom had relocated as I did, to help take care of their grandchildren. Monday night, as I worked on the...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Sep 26, 2016 | Community, Family, Grandparenting
This Election Matters for our Grandchildren This is a bit of a cop-out and more political than I usually am on this board, but I just walked home from a neighborhood debate-watching party and there is too much wine and and too many issues swirling about in my head...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Sep 20, 2016 | Aging, Child development, Family, Grandparenting, Travel
Do you remember what it was like the first time you watched a city recede beneath you, the houses and cars and people becoming smaller and smaller? I had forgotten, but I remembered last weekend as my granddaughter pressed her nose to the cold glass trying to get as...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Sep 12, 2016 | Aging, Child development, Family, Grandparenting
It is my belief that grandparenting is the most important family role of the new century.” – Roma Hanks, Ph.D. Yesterday was Grandparents’ Day and I spent it at Ikea with my daughter and granddaughter. That may seem like a strange way to spend a...