First Aid and CPR Online
Learning First Aid and CPR On a Laptop Well, I WAS going to share with you what I’ve learned about pre-prepped food boxes delivered to your front door, but that will have to wait for next time. Instead, I’m going to write about my first experience with...
Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren
Some of the grandparents I know live with their children and grandchildren. Others have grandchildren living in their homes, sometimes with one or both parents, others without. In fact, nearly four million American children, and 1.5 million grandparents, live in...Erma Bombeck on Grandparents
Father’s Day Sorry I missed Mother’s Day, everyone – I was boarding a plane to Greece. However, today being Father’s Day, I thought I would commemorate both grandparents, especially since one of my favorite people delivered today’s topic...
Plant Sale Season
An Abundance of Vegetation This is the time of year that many colleges, universities, and non-profit corporations hold plant sales. Diligent students and volunteers have been propagating plant starts for months, and now they are showcasing the results of their work....
Second Chances
Today’s post is an essay I wrote during a recent writing workshop. The prompt was “In 500 words write about a time that you were given a second chance.” It was an interesting exercise, and elicited some forgotten memories. Life is what happens...
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