I couldn’t sleep the other night. Again. I was thinking about one of my grandsons and how he is jealous of his brother. I was worried about it, and I even called my daughter-in-law the next morning and gave them advice to buy the book “Siblings Without Rivalry.” My daughter-in-law’s… Read More
My grandson graduated from nursery school yesterday. When I got to the backyard where the “event” (sounds a bit formal for 4 year olds – doesn’t it?) was being held, I took a seat in the front row – next to his mom. As soon as the kids came marching… Read More
This week, I switched the screen-saver on my phone. The new picture is one of my grandson at the park pulling himself with his little hands across a horizontal ladder atop a swing set. You know the kind of playground equipment that the kid stretches upward and grips the first… Read More
June is graduation time. I love graduations. I love reading the programs, watching the kids in their caps and gowns, starched suits, or colorful costumes walk down the aisle, and line up on stage. Depending upon whether it’s a kindergarten graduation, elementary school, high school or college, I just get… Read More
One of the perks of being “middle-aged” (okay, okay a loaded phrase..) is becoming wiser. Being able to differentiate and decide between the when,, the where, the how, the why. Knowing the difference between things, discerning, and then acting upon it. And also: when to “do it myself/yourself” (DIM or… Read More
