“A characteristic of a normal child is that she doesn’t act that way very often.” -Author Unknown- journal entry: I have come to realize that the things I encourage my children to do for their children are the things I should have done but didn’t and wish that I had. …
“What matters is not the length of the wand, but the magic in the stick.” -Harry Potter- journal entry: Princess Party Time. Three little cousins. Strawberries, grapes, Jello with whipping cream and sparkles and little flowers cut out of cheese and bologna. Little pink tablecloth and matching napkins. Trays and …
“A place for everything, and everything in its place.” -Benjamin Franklin- journal entry: Grandpa made it for his youngest daughter when she was about this age. We had little money to spend and so it was quite simple. He kept it open on both sides since he had two little …
“Are we to paint what is on the face, or behind the face, or inside of the face?” -Pablo Picasso- journal entry: Okay, Grandmas. Summer is the perfect time for finger paints. Winter is not. In the house is not. In regular clothes is not. Four in a package at …
“Sometimes I imagined as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” -Lewis Carroll in Alice in Wonderland- journal entry: When our children were little, Grandpa, then Dad, made a “paper mache”. Little hands could drive little cars and play with little animals and fly little helicopters and airplanes on little …
“Don’t hang your hat higher than you can reach.’ -Author Unknown- journal entry: As a grandma, I wonder about other grandmas. What they do and think and how they get by. Some grandmas have what they need. Some have a little extra. Some have a lot extra. Most have what …
“We can’t all be Washingtons, but we can all be patriotic.” -Charles F. Browne- journal entry: When I was a child we had neighborhood parades. A mommy would organize it and other mommies would help. Around the 4th of July and again around the 24th of July we would celebrate …
“Summer afternoon . . . summer afternoon. To me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” -Henry James- journal entry: Water, water, water. Nothing entertains children like it. I found this idea in Family Fun Magazine. I liked it because I have always hated …
“For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail?” -Ralph Waldo Emerson- journal entry: Afton’s mommy says that she has discovered flouncy things. She loves beads and baubles. She wears ALL of the necklaces in the toy room at the same time. The only thing …
“Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.” -Author Unknown- journal entry: Yes. Little girls can eat on paper plates, sitting on a blanket. That is just fine. But what if I want to be a bit more fancy? What if I want to have a party ? It’s easy. …
