Grandparents
One advantage of ‘growing up’ is being a grandparent. The joy of spending time with your grandkids is priceless. So, you want to do all you can to stay healthy and fit, and to find ideas for great ways to spend quality time together. We can help!
Recent Posts for Grandparents
Revisiting Rowe Sanctuary in the Sandhills
Last week, my husband John and I visited Rowe Sanctuary to watch the cranes. We knew it was early in the season, but John had a meeting as chair for the Spring Creek Prairie Stewardship Board. It was great timing for all of the events. Our Most Memorable Moments...
Stepping In to Make a Wedding Perfect
When I was principal at Lincoln Northstar High School, I was blessed to have so many refugee and immigrant students. I loved hearing their stories and helping their families navigate the United States. But one student—a 15-year-old born in Togo, Africa—became my...
How Healthy Is My Heart?
I fell in my home. It was in the afternoon on a very cold day. I was watching TV, keeping occupied inside instead of braving the cold and walking outdoors. As is known to happen to grandmas, I had the urgent need to use the bathroom. You’ve seen the commercials, so...
A Christmas Miracle in the Making for 2023
Our family had a wonderful holiday, and my grown grandkids are once again believers in Santa Claus. I’ve tried multiple times to get my grandkids together to go on a quick trip around Christmas. In the past, when the grandkids were on holiday vacation, we took several...
The Art of Digging
Our granddaughter has been playing volleyball since she was five years old, and I hate to say it’s coming to an end. On the Leaderboard When she was in elementary school, she was short but made up for her lack of height with her hustle. It’s almost as if she was born...
Working Girl: An Unexpected Creative Journey
We have an amazing granddaughter. Of course, all four grandkids are amazing, but our third grandchild has really surprised us. Growing up, she loved teasing everyone and popping up in unexpected places. She always made me smile and laugh with her antics and weird...
Grandmas Will Always Be There
A couple of weeks ago, we traveled to Denver, Colorado. Other than visiting grandkids in Kansas City, we have stuck close to home. Whether our concern was because of COVID-19 or not wanting to spend too much money, I don’t know, but that was our decision. We probably...
How I Keep My Grandkids Positive During Current Events
Most early 20-year-olds are not always tuned in to the news. They study, work, get engaged, married or even begin having a family. If there is a certain issue that grabs their attention, it’s usually because of a possible connection to their environment or social...
Trying to Get Better at Pickleball
I’ve blogged about my Pickleball experiences before but I continue to play and it’s on my mind. As a senior, I know my ability to perform any athletic activity is fleeting at best. But I do continue to enjoy this sport, probably the socialization as much as the...
Reconnecting With My Substitute Grandkids
The weekend of June 18 was certainly a fun one for me. It was filled with my involvement in a couple of community activism events. I’ve always worked hard to include my grandkids in my community activities. We marched in the Martin Luther King Youth Rallies for years,...
Bringing Nebraska to My Grandkids
My husband, John, and I read the paper online every day. It’s not a perfect method as it adds more screen time for each of us and we actually prefer holding a paper in our hands. Print media is fondly remembered, but the online option was a decision we made and we’ve...
Growing Old Gracefully
The other day my oldest granddaughter complimented me on my flexibility. I told her I try to work on my good health and wellness each and every day. She said I was a good role model and hoped she could grow old gracefully and follow in my footsteps. I told her by the...
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