Getting Ready For Baby (part 1)

Getting Ready For Baby (part 1)

My daughter is due for her first baby next month. As a grandma, I am excited and I love when my girls call with parenting questions. Here are some things to do for getting ready for baby  before the birth.  In part 2 we’ll talk about the after. Take Care of...
Siblings as Best Friends

Siblings as Best Friends

Every sitcom you’ve ever seen has a stereotype as brothers and sisters as rivals, to be made fun of, laughed at or a scapegoat. I say this is untrue. Your children can be each others best friends. That’s not to say that they’ll always like each other...
Controlling Fear

Controlling Fear

Send in the Clowns Last week the school sent home notices about clowns making threats to come into the high schools and “kidnap students or harm teachers.” They excused students who wouldn’t be at school that day. The next 2 nights at supper,...
Less Stuff

Less Stuff

You can hear a lot of talk about minimalism. Not keeping things unless they “spark joy”. I love the idea much better than my family but we are working on it more and more. We have taken several loads to Goodwill, or given to other family members....