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STARTING A GRANDMA JOURNAL - 25 QUESTIONS TO ANSWER FOR YOUR GRANDCHILDREN the grands Dec 14, 2021

As my grandchildren get older, I've noticed that they have started asking questions and love to hear stories. About what things were like "back when you were little Yammi." Stories about their...

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Virtual Activity Ideas to Do With Grandchildren family the grands Nov 08, 2020

Originally published in Sixty and Me

When the pandemic quarantine began in March, I figured I could do anything for two weeks. Then two weeks turned into four and four into eight, and here we are...

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Virtual Grandma (Yammi) Preschool the grands Sep 20, 2020

As the Covid pandemic continues to affect us, schools across the country are all attending differently. Some are full time in person, some part time in person/part time virtual, and others are full...

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HOW MY RELATIONSHIPS HAVE CHANGED DURING THE PANDEMIC family self-care the grands Sep 05, 2020

I woke up that fateful day in March to a panicked group of parents and co-workers. I work with kids on the autism spectrum and at 4 o’clock that morning, our county schools suddenly made the...

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The Tradition of Cousin Camp family the grands Jun 14, 2020

A couple of summers ago we started the tradition of cousin camp. All of our grandchildren over the age of 3 as well as any of my siblings’ kiddos that want to join come to our house for...

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