“In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.”
– Ann Landers
Pip wanted to play with her cousin last week and I explained that she was having a sleep-over at Grandma P. and [...]
“Believe in yourself and the world will believe in you too.”
Patty Lovell
I love places where books live. The girls and I found a gem at our local library called, “Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon” by Patty Lovell, illustrated by David Catrow. Pip was the one who spotted it; she [...]
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”
Thornton Wilder
Does anyone else feel as though they need a holiday to recuperate after a holiday? We went ‘away’ for the long weekend. We only drove 10 kms to my parents’ beach [...]
“Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day
and now the day was complete.”
~Marcy DeMaree
All of the grandparents I meet tell me how much they appreciate being with their grandchildren. Certainly part of it has to do with the fact that [...]